ENACTMENT NO. 5 OF 2004 MAJLIS UGAMA ISLAM NEGERI SABAH ENACTMENT 2004
PART II - MAJLIS UGAMA ISLAM NEGERI SABAH
Section 11. Membership of the Majlis.
(1) The Majlis shall consist of the following members:
(a) a Chairman;
(b) a Deputy Chairman;
(c) five ex-officio members who shall be the persons for the time being holding the following appointments:
(i) the State Secretary or representative;
(ii) the State Attorney General or representative;
(iii) Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance or representative;
(iv) the Mufti;
(v) the Commissioner of Police or representative; and
(d) not more than eight other members, at least five of whom shall be persons who are learned in Islamic Law.
(2) The Chairman, Deputy Chairman, and the members appointed under paragraph (1)(d) shall be persons who are Muslim and shall be appointed by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri on the advice of the Minister for such period, not exceeding three years, as the Yang di-Pertua Negeri may determine.
(3) A member whose term of office has expired may be reappointed.
(4) If at any time the person holding the appointment mentioned in subparagraph (1)(c) (i), (ii), (iii) or (v) is not a Muslim, the Yang di-Pertua Negeri shall appoint another officer who is a Muslim and next in seniority from the same Department or Ministry to be a member in place of that person.
(5) Every person who, immediately before the commencement of this Enactment, was the Chairman, Deputy Chairman or appointed member of the previous Majlis shall, subject to this Enactment, each continue to be the Chairman, Deputy Chairman or member of the Majlis until the expiry of his term of appointment.