Original Enactment


JOHOR

ENACTMENT NO. 14 OF 1978
ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC LAW ENACTMENT 1978

Date of Royal Assent :31 January 1979
Date of publication in the Gazette :1 February 1979
Date of coming into operation :16 February 1979 [J.P.U. 11/79]
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
_____________
Preamble

PART I - PRELIMINARY

Section 1. Short title and commencement.
Section 2. Interpretation.
Section 3. Saving of prerogative.

PART II - ESTABLISHMENT OF MAJLIS

Section 4. Establishment of Council of Religion.
Section 5. Membership.
Section 6. First Schedule.
Section 7. Delegation of power.
Section 8. Power to administer estate.
Section 9. Vesting of property in the Majlis.
Section 10. Devolutions of powers.
Section 11. Power to employ agents.
Section 12. Appointment of officers.

AUTHORITY IN RELIGIOUS MATTERS

Section 13. Authority of Majlis.

MUFTI AND SYARIAH COMMITTEE

Section 14. Appointment of Mufti and Timbalan Mufti.
Section 15. Lujnah Fatwa.
Section 16. Ruling (Fatwa).
Section 17. Fatwa to be followed.
Section 18. Declaration of prohibited publication.

GENERAL

Section 19. Appearance in Court.
Section 20. Appointment to be notified.
Section 21. Members are public servants.
Section 22. Public Authorities Protection Act, 1948.
Section 23. Majlis may prescribe own procedure.
Section 24. Secrecy.
Section 25. Committees.

PART III - BAITUL-MAL, ZAKAT AND FITRAH AND WAKAF BAITUL-MAL

Section 26. Establishment of Baitul-Mal.
Section 27. Application of Baitul-Mal.
Section 28. Appointment of officers.
Section 29. Duty of executors and administrators to report.
Section 30. Payment of Baitul-Mal.
Section 31. Power of Treasurer to summon persons and call for documents.
Section 32. Saving of Official Administrator.
Section 33. Baitul-Mal share may be sued for.
Section 34. Discharge of liabilities.
Section 35. Duty of Collector.
Section 36. Administration and disbursements.
Section 37. Yang Dipertua's certificate receivable as evidence.

ZAKAT AND FITRAH

Section 38. Mode of collection and payment.
Section 39. Trust Fund.
Section 40. Payment to be made when due.

WAKAF

Section 41. Interpretation.
Section 42. Application of wakaf.
Section 43. Declaration of wakaf.
Section 44. Majlis be trustee of maukufs.
Section 45. Registration of wakaf.
Section 46. Exemption of rates.
Section 47. Wakaf to be certified by Kadi.
Section 48. Determination of maukuf.
Section 49. Wakaf Trust Account.
Section 50. Trespass of illegal occupation of wakaf property.

ACCOUNTS

Section 51. Annual Report.
Section 52. Audit.
Section 53. Wakaf and nazar property.
Section 54. Estimates.
Section 55. Expenses of the Majlis.
Section 56. Bankers.

PART IV - APPOINTMENTS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF COURTS

Section 57. Appointments.
Section 58. Establishment of Courts.
Section 59. Jurisdiction of Courts of Kadi.
Section 60. Appeal Court.
Section 61. Appeal not to operate as stay of order.
Section 62. Membership of Appeal Court.
Section 63. Jurisdiction of Appeal Court.
Section 64. Criminal Appeal.
Section 65. Civil Appeal.

PROCEDURE (GENERAL)

Section 66. Seal.
Section 67. Language and Records.
Section 68. Peguam Syar'i.
Section 69. Representation by agent.
Section 70. Service.
Section 71. Reciprocal arrangements with other States.
Section 72. Evidence.
Section 73. Summons to give evidence or produce documents.
Section 74. Adjournments.
Section 75. Time.
Section 76. Court to be open.

PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Section 77. Information.
Section 78. Action by Court.
Section 79. Consent of Yang Dipertua to prosecutions.
Section 80. Summons and Warrant.
Section 81. Arrest without warrnt and search warrant.
Section 82. Saving of powers.
Section 83. Bail and remand.
Section 84. Prosecution.
Section 85. Charge.
Section 86. Hearing.
Section 87. Sentence of imprisonment.
Section 88. Sentences of fine.
Section 89. Cautions and binding over.
Section 90. Pardon.
Section 91. Disposal of property.
Section 92. Irregularities.
Section 93. Matters not provided for.
Section 94. Maintenance.

PROCEDURE IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

Section 95. Plaint.
Section 96. Joinder and consolidation.
Section 97. Summons and service.
Section 98. Persons deceased or under disability.
Section 99. Defence.
Section 100. Interlocutory proceedings.
Section 101. Withdrawal and settlement.
Section 102. Trial or hearing.
Section 103. Judgment.
Section 104. Costs.
Section 105. Execution.
Section 106. Evidence de bene esse.
Section 107. Contempt of Court.
Section 108. Poor persons.
Section 109. Matters not provided for.
Section 110. Protection of judicial officers.

PART V - MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND RUJUK

Section 111. Appointment of Juru Nikah and Registrar of Marriage, Divorce and Rujuk.
Section 112. Betrothal.
Section 113. Authority to solemnise.
Section 114. Place of marriage.
Section 115. Consent for marriage.
Section 116. Registration of marriage.
Section 117. Maskahwin, belanja and hantaran.
Section 118. Divorce by talak.
Section 119. Divorce on request or tebustalak.
Section 120. Divorce on taklik.
Section 121. Fasakh or dissolution of marriage.
Section 122. Rujuk.
Section 123. Nikah Fasid or void marriage.
Section 124. Pemberian Mutaah or consolatory gift.
Section 125. Divorce by Syikak and appointment of Hakam.
Section 126. Divorce by desertion.
Section 127. Divorce due to husband in jail.
Section 128. Divorce on 'aib Syar'i grounds.
Section 129. Inspection of extracts from Registers.
Section 130. Evidence.
Section 131. Rectification or cancellation of entries in Registers or Certificates.

PART VI - MAINTENANCE OF DEPENDANTS AND HADHANAH

Section 132. Application of F.M. Ordinance No. 36 of 1950.
Section 133. Maintenance of Wives.
Section 134. Maintenance of minor chidren.
Section 135. Rescission and variation of orders.
Section 136. Infirm and diseased person.
Section 137. Hadhanah rights or custody of children.
Section 138. Declaration of converts into Islam.
Section 139. Register of converts.
Section 140. Control of converts.
Section 141. Statement of a person converted into or out of Islamic Religion.

PART VIII - OFFENCES

Section 142. Application.
Section 143. Attendance at Mosque.
Section 144. Intoxicating drinks.
Section 145. Selling and buying food in Ramadan.
Section 146. Presumption.
Section 147. Disregard of Ramadan, Hari Raya Haji or Hari Raya Fitrah.
Section 148. Obligation of husband.
Section 149. Disobedience of wife.
Section 150. Deception.
Section 151. Justice.
Section 152. Khalwat.
Section 153. Adultery.
Section 154. Illicit intercourse between divorced persons.
Section 155. Cohabitation.
Section 156. Unlawful solemnisation of marriage.
Section 157. Failure to report.
Section 158. Divorce withour permission.
Section 159. Furnishing false information.
Section 160. Failure to report conversions.
Section 161. Improper application of fund.
Section 162. Unlawful collections.
Section 163. Wilful neglect of statutory duty.
Section 164. Breach of secrecy.
Section 165. Unlawful mosque, surau and Friday prayers.
Section 166. Religious teachings.
Section 167. False propagation.
Section 168. False doctrine (false fatwa).
Section 169. Religious Books.
Section 170. Deriding verses.
Section 171. Deriding Islamic ceremonies.
Section 172. Contempt of Religious authority.
Section 173. Contempt of Religion.
Section 174. Failure to furnish statement of income.
Section 175. Illegal payment or receipt of Zakat and Fitrah.
Section 176. Offences in connection with Amil.
Section 177. Incitement to neglect Religious duty.
Section 178. Prostitution.
Section 179. Pimp.
Section 180. Enticing a girl (anak dara).
Section 181. Absconding.
Section 182. Selling or giving away of child.
Section 183. Enticing married woman.
Section 184. Offence not specified.
Section 185. Attempts or abetment.

PART IX - GENERAL

Section 186. Supervision of officers.
Section 187. Protection of officers and staff.
Section 188. Pending matters.
Section 189. Rules.
Section 190. Saving of rules and appointments.
Section 191. Repeal.

FIRST SCHEDULE
SECOND SCHEDULE
THIRD SCHEDULE
Copyright © PNMB-LawNet. All rights reserved.