Clause 41

Where under the provisions of any law in force in any of the States of Malaysia a Kathi has issued a summons requiring any person to appear before any Muslim religious court in any of the States of Malaysia, and such person is or is believed to be in Singapore, the President of the Court may endorse the summons with his name, and such summons may then be served on such person as if it were a summons issued by the Court under the provisions of this Act.

Where under the provisions of any law in force in any of the States of Malaysia a summons issued by the Court or a Kathi in Singapore has been endorsed by a Kathi in such State and served on the person summoned, such summons shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to have been as validly served as if such service had been effected in Singapore.

For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) of this section “Kathi” shall include a Chief Kathi, Kathi Besar, Assistant Kathi or Naib Kathi.