Section 100. Appointment of Pegawai Masjid. (ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM

ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 2006
ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM
ENACTMENT 2006

PART VII - MOSQUES

Section 100. Appointment of Pegawai Masjid.

(1) For every mosque in the State of Perlis there shall be appointed one or several Imam, Bilal, and Pembantu Bilal.

(2) For every mosque that is determined by the Duli Yang Maha Mulia Raja Pemerintah after consulting the Majlis and the State Executive Council, the Imam and Bilal shall be appointed from amongst members of the State public service Perlis.

(3) For every mosque that is not determined under subsection (2) the Majlis shall appoint the Imam and Bilal from amongst the ahli kariah of the mosque.

(4) The Pembantu Bilal of the mosque shall be appointed from amongst the ahli kariah of a mosque.

(5) Upon the commencement of this section, every person who, immediately before the commencement of this section, was the Imam, Bilal or Pembantu Bilal of mosques appointed under the previous Enactment shall be deemed to have been duly appointed under this section to be the Imam, Bilal or Pembantu Bilal respectively of the mosques and shall, subject to section 102, continue to hold office as the Imam, Bilal or Pembantu Bilal of such mosque.