Section 82. Charitable collections. (ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT 1955

ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 1955
ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT 1955

PART V - FINANCIAL
Collection for Charities

Section 82. Charitable collections.

(1) The Department may collect, or may grant licences to any person or body of persons, authorizing him or them to collect monies or funds for any charitable purpose for the support and promotion of the Religion of Islam or for the benefit of Muslims in accordance with Muslim law, and may by any such licence impose such terms as it may think fit.

(2) It shall be deemed to be a term of every such licence that the grantee thereof and every other person authorized thereby to collect monies or funds shall-

(a)

issue in respect of every sum so collected a serially numbered receipt in the prescribed form,

(b)

keep true and full accounts of all sums so collected and of the disposal thereof with all proper vouchers,

(c)

produce on demand the counterfoils of such receipts and all such accounts and vouchers for inspection and audit by the Department,

(d)

apply an dispose of all sums so collected in accordance with the terms of such licence, or, if no method of disposal thereof be thereby expressly authorized, pay and account for the same to the Corporation.

(3) Monies collected in pursuance of this section may be applied for a specific purpose if the Department shall so direct, but shall, in default of any such direction, be added to and form part of the Fund.

(4) No person shall make or take part in any collection of money for any such purpose as aforesaid unless with the express authority of the Commissioner or by virtue and in pursuance of such a licence as aforesaid.