ENACTMENT NO. 13 OF 1992 ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC LAW ENACTMENT 1992
PART IV - MOSQUES
Section 58. Restriction on establishment of mosques.
(1) No person shall, without the permission in writing of the Majlis, erect any building to be used as a mosque, or otherwise use any building for the purposes of a mosque, or cause or permit any building to be used as a mosque.
(2) The Majlis shall not give its permission under subsection (1) unless the site of the building for the proposed mosque has been made a wakaf in perpetuity.
(3) A mosque which has already been constructed, which construction was not funded by the Majlis and not surrendered to the Majlis, shall be used subject to this section. Any party who fails to comply with this section may be prosecuted under any law in force from time to time and on conviction may be fined under the provision of the said law.