Section 88. Appointment of Pegawai Masjid. (ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM (STATE OF MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002

ENACTMENT NO. 7 OF 2002
ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM (STATE OF MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002

PART VII - MOSQUES

Section 88. Appointment of Pegawai Masjid.

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

(2) For every mosque that is determined by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of the Majlis and the State Executive Council the Imam and Bilal shall be appointed from amongst members of the State of Malacca public service, the general public service of the Federation or the joint service.

(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 a mosque shall be appointed from amongst the ahli kariah of the 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 90, continue to hold office as the Imam, Bilal or Pembantu Bilal of such mosque.