ENACTMENT NO. 3 OF 1964 ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT, 1963
PART I - PRELIMINARY
Section 2. Interpretation.
(1) In this Enactment unless the context otherwise requires-
"Court" means the Court of a Kathi and Assistant Kathi, established under section 11 of this Enactment;
"Sessions Court" means a Court as established under Part VI of the Courts Ordinance, 1948;
"Magistrate's Court" means a Court as established under Part VII of the Courts Ordinance, 1948;
"eddah" means the period within which divorced woman or a widow is forbidden by Muslim Law to remarry;
"Fetua" means any ruling on any question of Law pertaining to the Muslim Religion;
"Fund" means the General Endowment Fund established under section 63 of this Enactment;
"Government" means the Government of the State of Perlis;
"habuan" means the portion of any property or fund retainable under Muslim Law by any person by way of commission or remuneration for services performed;
"illicit intercourse" means sexual intercourse not amounting to rape between any male person and any female person who is not his wife and whom he is forbidden by Muslim Law to marry;
"janda" means a woman who has been divorced or whose husband has died;
"Kathi" means a Kathi appointed under this Enactment and unless otherwise provided under this Enactment includes an Assistant Kathi;
"Kariah masjid" means the area constituting the limits of a mosque, such areas being determined in accordance with section 78;
"Majlis" means the Majlis Ugama Islam dan 'Adat Isti'adat Melayu, Perlis constituted under section 4 of this Enactment;
"married woman" means a female person who has been married and whose marriage is still in force;
"maskahwin" means the obligatory marriage payment due under Muslim Law to be paid by the bridegroom to the bride;
"mosque" means a building erected or used for the purpose of holding Friday prayers and for any other religious purpose connected with the Muslim Religion;
"Mufti" means the Mufti appointed under section 9 of this Enactment;
"mukim" means a mukim gazetted under section 5 of the Land Enactment [11 of 1356];
"nazar" means an expressed vow to do any act or to dedicate any property for a specific purpose allowed by Muslim Law;
"nazar 'am" means a nazar intended wholly or in part for the benefit of the Muslim community generally or part thereof but not of individuals;
"pegawai masjid" means the Imam, Bilal or Siak of a mosque, or any of them;
"pemberian" means the optional marriage settlement (in cash or kind) made by thehusband on the wife at the time of the marriage;
"President" means the President of the Majlis as appointed under section 4 (6) of this Enactment;
"property" includes all estates, interests, easements and rights, whether equitable or legal, in or arising out of property, and things in action;
"Registrar" means a Registrar of Muslim Marriages and Divorces appointed under section 83 of this Enactment;
"sapencharian property" means common property of a person and his wife;
"Secretary" means a person appointed to be the Secretary of the Majlis under section 4 (6) of this Enactment;
"Wakaf 'am" means immovable property (including income thereof) held in trust for religious or charitable purposes recognised by Muslim Law;
"wakaf khas" means immovable property held in trust for religious or charitable purposes recognised by Muslim Law, the income of which is paid to any person specified in the trust;
"wali" means the lawful guardian according to Muslim Law, of a woman who is to be married;
"Advocate and Solicitor" means an advocate and solicitor admitted and enrolled under the Advocates and Solicitors ordinance, 1947 and includes any person registered by the Majlis under section 17 (3) of this Enactment as persons who are well versed in the law pertaining to the Muslim Religion.
(2) All other words and expressions used in this Enactment shall if defined in the Laws of Constitution of Perlis have the meanings assigned to them in that Constitution.