ENACTMENT NO. 12 OF 1986 ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ENACTMENT 1986
PART IV - FINANCIAL MATTERS
The Fund of the Majlis
Section 138. The Fund of the Majlis.
(1) All property, investments, and funds, including the fund heretofore constituting the Bait-ul-Mal and the balance fund from the Zakat fund, which are vested from time to time in the Majlis for the purposes of this Enactment, other that -
(a) property held, by virtue of the provisions of this Enactment or of any trust, wakaf, or nazar affectitlg the same, for a specific purpose or subject to specific express trusts, together with the income thereof;
(b) all fees, fines, and forfeitures collected or imposed by this Enactment or by the rules made under this Enactment,
shall form the Fund of the Majlis and shall be held by the Majlis in trust for such charitable purposes for the support and promotion of the Religion of Islam or for the benefit of Muslims inl accordance with Hukum Syara' as to His Royal Highness the Sultan, on the advice of the Majlis, may from time to time seem proper.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1)-
(a) His Royal Highness the Sultan may give direction, not inconsistent with Hukum Syara' or with the provisions of this Enactment, for the collection or expenditure of any part of the Fund or the income thereof and may, in like manner, forbid any proposed expendrure thereof;
(b) any investments, assets, and funds vested in the Majlis may be sold, realized, and disposed of, and they and the proceeds thereof may be invested from time to time in any investments authorized by any written law for the time being in force for the investment of trust funds.
(3) Moneys derived from the sources mentioned in subsection (1) (b) shall be credited to State revenue.