Section 162. Rules. (ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT 1955

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

PART XI - GENERAL

Section 162. Rules.

His Highness the Sultam in Council may, by notification on the Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Enactment, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such rules may provide for-

(a)

the procedure of the Department or of the Majlis, the form and method of execution of instruments by the Department and the Majlis, and the appointment of subordinate officers of the Department and the Majlis,

(b)

the fees to be paid in respect of any act or thing done under or in pursuance of this Enactment, and the method of collecting and disposing of the same,

(c)

the powers and duties of the Legal Committee and the practice and procedure in respect of all matters within its jurisdiction,

(d)

the appointment of Committees of the Majlis and their powers, duties and procedure,

(e)

the practice and procedure of the Appeal Committee, the Courts of the Chief Kathi and of Kathis: in any such rule it shall be lawful for His Highness the Sultan to declare that any of the provisions sections 28 to 56 inclusive of this Enactment shall cease to have effect,

(f)

the forms, registers, books of account, reports, accounts, estimates and other documents to be used in respect of any act or thing done under or in pursuance of this Enactment,

(g)

the employment of bankers, and the bank accounts to be opened and operated, by the Department or the Majlis,

(h)

the collection, expenditure and disposal of any property, investments and funds due to or vested from time to time in the Department,

(i)

the conduct of any charitable collection, and the disposal of the proceeds thereof,

(j)

the conduct of any mosque or burial ground and all matters relating thereto,

(k)

the powers and duties of any pegawai masjid, Deputy Controller of Zakat and fitrah, collector and assistant collector,

(l)

the c0nduct of elections for the selection of Imam,

(m)

the determination and publication of mukim boundaries,

(n)

the powers and duties of Registrars of Muslim Marriages and Divorces,

(o)

the care and instruction of juvenile converts by the Department, and the method of registering converts, and

(p)

the conduct of religious seminaries and schools,

(q)

all matters relating to wakafs, nazr, ta’alik dowry.