ENACTMENT No. 9 Of 1962 ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT
PART III - RELIGIOUS COURTS Constitution and Jurisdiction
Section 39. Appointments.
(1) His Highness shall, after consultation with the Majlis, appoint a Kathi Besar, Kedah, and shall similarly appoint Kathis for such areas as he may prescribe. All such appointments shall be notified in the Gazette.
(2) His Highness, on the advice of the Majlis, may from time to time grant letters of authority (Tauliah) to any Kathi Besar or Kathi and may by the terms of any such letter restrict the exercise of any powers which would otherwise be conferred on such Kathi Besar or Kathi by this Enactment.