Section 110. Appointment of pegawai masjid. (ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW

ENACTMENT No. 1 Of 1959
ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW

PART V - MOSQUES

Section 110. Appointment of pegawai masjid.

(1) It shall be the duty of the Legal Committee upon learning of any vacancy or impending vacancy the office of Imam In the State to make enquiry for possible candidates for such appointment and, after due examination of the qualifications of such possible candidates, to select two or more of them as candidates for election.

(2) An election shall be held in the kariah, for which all male Muslims who are mukallaf ordinarily there resident shall be entitled to be registered as voters, and the persons so selected by the Legal Committee, but no other persons, shall be entitled to stand as candidates for election.

(3) The Majlis, on being satisfied that any candidate has been duly elected in manner aforesaid, shall submit his name to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong with a recommendation that he be appointed to fill the vacancy in question.

(4) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may appoint any fit and proper person to be a pegawai masjid of any mosque.

(5) A pegawai masjid other than an Imam may be appointed by the Majlis on the recommendation of the Legal Committee.

(6) Every person appointed to be a pegawai masjid shall receive a Tauliah under the seal of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.