Singapore legislation

Section 54B

of Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966

Section 54B

Contemptuous behaviour

Amended by33/201733/2017

(1)

The Court may by oral order exclude from any proceeding in the Court any person whose behaviour, in the opinion of the Court, constitutes any offence mentioned in the following paragraphs, whether or not that person is charged with that offence:

(a)

an offence under section 54A(4);

(b)

any offence under section 175, 178, 179, 180 or 228 of the Penal Code 1871 that is committed before the Court in that proceeding.

Amended by33/2017

(2)

Any member or officer of the Court, and any police officer, may take such steps as are reasonably necessary to enforce an exclusion under subsection (1).

Amended by33/2017