Section 172. Rules. (ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT

ENACTMENT No. 9 Of 1962
ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT

PART X - GENERAL

Section 172. Rules.

His Highness may, on the advice of the Majlis and by notification in 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 Majlis, the form and method of execution of instruments by the Majlis, and the appointment of subordinate officers of the Majlis;

(b)

the allowances payable under this Enactment and 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 Fetua Committee, and the practice and procedure in respect of all matters within its respective jurisdictions;

(d)

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

(e)

the practice and procedure of the Courts of the Kathi Besar and of Kathis (and in any such rule it shall be lawful for His Highness to amend or repeal any of the provisions of sections 45 to 88 inclusive);

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

(h)

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

(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;

(I)

the conduct of elections for the selection of Pegawai Masjid;

(m)

the determination and publication of kariah boundaries;

(n)

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

(o)

the care and instruction of converts by the Majlis, and the method of registering converts;

(p)

the conduct of religious seminaries and religious ra'ayat schools;

(q)

the forms to be used and the procedure to be followed by persons intending to get married or divorced; and

(r)

the punishment for any breach or failure to comply with any of the Rules provided that such punishment shall not exceed one month's imprisonment or a fine of one hundred dollars.