Original Enactment


MALACCA

ENACTMENT No. 1 Of 1959
ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW

Date of Royal Assent
:
20 April 1959
Date of coming into operation
:
1 May 1960 [GN. 122/60],
89 (2) - 1 January 1964 [MLN. 1/64]
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Preamble

PART I - PRELIMINARY

Section 1. Short title.
Section 2. Interpretation.
Section 3. Savings of prerogative.

PART II - MAJLIS

Constitution

Section 4. Constitution of Majlis.
Section 5. Majlis to be corporation.
Section 6. Right to sue.
Section 7. Contracts and property.
Section 8. Power to administer estates.
Section 9. Devolution of powers, etc.
Section 10. Membership.
Section 11. Secretary.
Section 12. Determination of appointment.
Section 13. Cancellation of appointment.
Section 14. Temporary appointment.
Section 15. Appointments to be notified.

Proceedings

Section 16. Strangers at meetings.
Section 17. Chairman.
Section 18. Quorum.
Section 19. Use of seal.
Section 20. Conduct of business.
Section 21. Summoning meetings.
Section 22. Powers of President.
Section 23. Duties and powers of Secretary.
Section 24. Minutes.
Section 25. Order of business and voting.
Section 26. Certified copies of resolution.
Section 27. Appearances by the Majlis.
Section 28. Casual absence.
Section 29. Acting in emergency.
Section 30. Delegation of powers.
Section 31. Secrecy.
Section 32. Members are public servants.
Section 33. Majlis may prescribe own procedure.
Section 34. Appointment of Mufti.
Section 35. Legal Committee.
Section 36. Rulings (Fetua).
Section 37. Authorities to be followed.

PART III - RELIGIOUS COURT

Constitution and Jurisdiction

Section 38. Appointment.
Section 39. Constitution of Kathis' Courts.
Section 40. Jurisdiction.
Section 41. Appeals.
Section 42. Power of Revision.
Section 43. Inheritance certificates.

Procedure (General)

Section 44. Seal.
Section 45. Language and Records.
Section 46. Advocates and Solicitors.
Section 47. Representation of Agent.
Section 48. Service.
Section 49. Evidence.
Section 50. Summons to give evidence or produce documents.
Section 51. Adjournment.
Section 52. Time.
Section 53. Courts to be open.

Procedure in Criminal Proceedings

Section 54. Sanction of Majlis.
Section 55. Information.
Section 56. Summons and Warrant.
Section 57. Arrest without warrant.
Section 58. Bail and remand.
Section 59. Prosecutor.
Section 60. Charge.
Section 61. Hearing.
Section 62. Sentence of imprisonment.
Section 63. Sentences of fine.
Section 64. Cautions and binding over.
Section 65. Procedure on Appeal.
Section 66. Disposal of property.
Section 67. Irregularities.
Section 68. Matters not provided for.
Section 69. Maintenance.

Procedure in Civil Proceedings

Section 70. Plaint.
Section 71. Joinder and consolidation.
Section 72. Summons and service.
Section 73. Persons deceased or under disability.
Section 74. Defence.
Section 75. Interlocutory proceedings.
Section 76. Withdrawal and settlement.
Section 77. Trial or hearing.
Section 78. Judgements.
Section 79. Costs.
Section 80. Execution.
Section 81. Evidence de bene esse.
Section 82. Contempt of Court.
Section 83. Poor persons.
Section 84. Appeals.
Section 85. Hearing of appeal.
Section 86. Irregularities.
Section 87. Matters not provided for.

PART IV - FINANCIAL

Section 88. Establishment og General Endowment Fund.
Section 89. Wakaf and nazr.
Section 90. Vesting.
Section 91. Restrictions on creation of charitable trusts.
Section 92. Income of wakaf and nazr.
Section 93. Capital and wakaf and nazr' am.
Section 94. Construction of instruments.

Accounts

Section 95. Annual Report.
Section 96. Audit.
Section 97. Wakaf and nazr property.
Section 98. Estimates.
Section 99. Expenses of the Majlis.
Section 100. Bankers.

Zakat and Fitrah

Section 101. Powers of Majlis.
Section 102. Rules.
Section 103. Appeal.

Collection for Charities

Section 104. Charitable collections.

PART V - MOSQUE

Section 105. Majlis to be trustee.
Section 106. Restriction of new mosque.
Section 107. Repairs.
Section 108. Boundries of kariah.
Section 109. Register of pegawai masjid.
Section 110. Appointment of pegawai masjid.
Section 111. Removal of pegawai masjid.
Section 112. Powers and duties.

PART VI - MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

Section 113. Application.
Section 114. Appointment of persons to solemnize and register marriage and divorce.
Section 115. Solemnization and registration of marriages.
Section 116. Marriage of janda.
Section 117. Place of marriage.
Section 118. Betrothal.
Section 119. Maskahwin and pemberian.
Section 120. Registration of divorces.
Section 121. Revocation and annulment of divorces.
Section 122. Fasah divorce.
Section 123. Appeal from order of Registrar.
Section 124. Gift to divorced wife.
Section 125. Inspection of and extracts from registers.
Section 126. Custody and return of registers and records.
Section 127. Presumption of death.
Section 128. Registrars appointed under this Enactment to be public servants.
Section 129. Rectification or cancellation of entries in registers or certificates.
Section 130. Majlis to prescribe forms, certificates and fees.

PART VII - MAINTENANCE OF DEPENDANTS

Section 131. Application.
Section 132. Wives.
Section 133. Lawful minor children.
Section 134. Infirm and diseased persons.
Section 135. Rescission and variation of orders.
Section 136. Enforcement of orders.

PART VIII - CONVERTS

Section 137. Register of converts.
Section 138. Control of conversions.
Section 139. Report of conversion.

PART IX - OFFENCES

Section 140. Application.
Section 141. Attendance at mosque.
Section 142. Intoxicating liquor.
Section 143. Food in Ramadan.
Section 144. Disregard of Ramadan, Hari Raya Haji and Hari Raya Fitrah.
Section 145. Presumption.
Section 146. Desertion of wife.
Section 147. Disobedienceof wife.
Section 148. Kheluat.
Section 149. Illicit intercourse between divorced persons.
Section 150. Unlawful solemnization of marriage.
Section 151. Failure to report.
Section 152. Report of conversions.
Section 153. Wilful neglect of statutory duty.
Section 154. Breach of secrecy.
Section 155. Unlawful mosques.
Section 156. Religious books.
Section 157. False doctrine.
Section 158. Fetua.
Section 159. Religious books.
Section 160. Misuse of the Koran.
Section 161. Contempt of religious authorities.
Section 162. Contempt of religion.
Section 163. Non-payment of zakat or fitrah.
Section 164. Incitement to neglect religious duty.
Section 165. Unlawful collection.
Section 166. Attempts and abetment.

PART X - GENERAL

Section 167. Allowances.
Section 168. Protection of Majlis, its members and employees.
Section 169. Rules.
Section 170. Saving of rules and appointements.
Section 171. Repeal.
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