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OTHERS COURT (PENGHULU/NATIVE COURT)

The court of a penghulu, or Malay village head, has the power to

hear :

i. Civil matters of which the claim does not exceed RM50,

where the parties are of an Asian race and speak and

understand the Malay language.

ii. Criminal jurisdiction is limited to offences of a minor nature

charged against a person of Asian race which is specially

enumerated in his warrant, which can be punished with a

fine not exceeding RM25.

However, the Penghulu Court has been abolished since 1 March

2013. In Sabah and Sarawak, there are no Penghulus' Courts, but

there are instead Native Courts having jurisdiction on matters of

native law and custom.

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