Section 178. Rules. (ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT, 1952

ENACTMENT NO. 3 OF 1952
ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT, 1952

PART X - GENERAL

Section 178. Rules.

His Highness the Sultan in Council may, by notification in the Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Enactment, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such rules may provide for-

(a)

the procedure of the Majlis, the form and method of execution of instruments by the Majlis, and the appointment of subordinate officers of the Majlis,

(b)

the fees to be paid in respect of any act or thing done under or in pursuance of this Enactment, and the method of collecting and disposing of the same,

(c)

the powers and duties of the Legal Committee, and the practice and procedure in respect of all matters within its respective jurisdictions,

(d)

the appointment of Committees of the Majlis and their powers, duties and procedure,

(e)

the practice and procedure of the Courts of the Kathi Besar and of Kathis (and in any such rule it shall be lawful for His Highness to declare that any of the provisions of sections 48 to 93 inclusive of this Enactment shall cease to have effect),

(f) the forms, registers, books of account, reports, accounts, estimates and other documents to be used in respect of any act or thing done under or in pursuance of this Enactment,

(g)

the collection, expenditure and disposal of any property, investments and funds due to or vested from time to time in the Majlis,

(h)

the employment of bankers, and the bank accounts to be opened and operated, by the Majlis,

(i)

the conduct of any charitable collection, and the disposal of the proceeds thereof,

(j)

the conduct of any mosque or burial ground and all matters relating thereto,

(k)

the powers and duties of any

pegawai masjid,

(l)

the conduct of elections for the selection of

pegawai masjid,

(m)

the determination and publication of

kariah

boundaries,

(n)

the powers and duties of Registrars of Muslim Marriages and Divorces,

(o)

the care and instruction of juvenile converts by the Majlis, and the method of registering converts, and

(p)

the conduct of religious seminaries and schools.