ENACTMENT NO. 2 OF 1960 ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM (AMENDMENT) ENACTMENT 1960
Section 8. New section 22A, 22B, 22C, 22D.
The following new sections and sub-sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 22 of the principal Enactment:
“Section22A. Summoning of meetings.
(1) All meetings of the Majlis shall be summoned by the Secretary.
(2) The President may at any time direct the Secretary so to summon a meeting.
(3) Any four Members of the Majlis may at any time in writing require the Secretary to summon a meeting of the Majlis, but shall upon doing so inform the Secretary of the purpose for which they desire the meeting to be so summoned.
(4) The Secretary shall within fourteen days of receipt of a direction or requisition under sub-section (2) or (3) of this section summon a meeting.
(5) At least seven days notice in writing shall be given of any meeting.
Provided that in emergency the President may direct that notice be dispensed with.
(6) Any such notice may be sent by post addressed to a Member at his last known place of residence and shall be deemed to have been served in the due course of post.
(7) No notice of a meetings shall be necessary in the case of any Member for the time being out of the State.
Section 22B. Duties and powers of Secretary.
Subject to such directions as may be given to him by the President, the Secretary shall have charge of all correspondence and documents of the Majlis, including all books of account thereof and all title, deeds and securities, and shall be generally responsible for the proper collection of, accounting for and disposal of all funds of the Majlis, and shall in all other respects carry out such duties as may be imposed upon him by this Enactment or allotted to him by direction of the President.
Section 22C. Minutes
(1) The Secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings of the Majlis and at every meeting the minutes of the previous meeting shall be read and confirmed, subject to any amendment which may be required.
(2) Such minutes shall be entered in the minute book of the Majlis and shall include a full verbatim record of every resolution of the Majlis.
(3) As soon as possible after every meeting of the Majlis a copy of the draft minutes shall be sent to the Ruler. If on confirmation such draft minutes are amended, the Ruler shall forthwith be informed of the amendments made:
Provided no decision referred in any of the minutes of the Majlis shall be acted upon until the Ruler has in writing signified his assent.
Section 22D. Order of business and voting.
(1) The Chairman shall determine the order of business at any meeting.
(2) The Chairman may decide in what order Members may address meeting and may at any time require any Member to cease addressing the meeting.
(3) The Chairman shall be entitled to vote and if upon any resolution there is equality of votes the Chairman shall have a casting vote.”.