Long Title & Preamble (COUNCIL OF RELIGION AND MALAY CUSTOM ENACTMENT, 1369 (1949)

ENACTMENT NO. 1 OF 1949
COUNCIL OF RELIGION AND MALAY CUSTOM ENACTMENT, 1369 (1949)

Long Title & Preamble

I ASSENT,

PUTRA JAMALULLIL,

RAJA OF PERLIS,

27th day of December, 1949

An Enactment to provide for the Constitution of a Council of Religion and Malay Custom and to provide for the determination by such Council of appeals from Sharaiah Courts.

WHEREAS it is provided in Article VI of the First Part of the Laws of the Constitution of Perlis that His Highness will cause laws to be enacted for the purpose of regulating religious affairs and for the Constitution of a Majlis Ugama Islam dan Adat Isti'adat Melayu, to be called in English the Council of Religion and Malay Custom, to aid and advise Him in all matters relating to the Religion of the State and Malay Custom:

NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ENACTED by His Highness the Raja with the advice and consent of the Council of State as follows: