ENACTMENT NO 4 OF 1955 ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT, 1955 (1374H)
Section 159. Appearance of the moon.
(1) It shall be the duty of the Chief Kathi at or about the beginning and end of each lunar month to make due enquiry as to the dates on which the respective new moons are likely to be seen, and also to make due enquiry as to the dates on which they shall be seen in fact and to certify every such event and date under his hand.
(2) Upon giving his certificate as aforesaid, the Chief Kathi shall forthwith report to the Commissioner who shall transmit the information in question to His Highness the Sultan.
(3) It shall be an irrebuttable presumption of law that the new moon in question was first seen on the date so certified by the Chief Kathi.