Section 172. Closure or demolition. (ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ENACTMENT 1986

ENACTMENT NO. 12 OF 1986
ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ENACTMENT 1986

PART V - MOSQUES

Section 172. Closure or demolition.

(1) The Commissioner may with the consent of the Majlis, for sufficient reeson, close or demolish any mosque and, where any mosque has been demolished any mosque and, where any mosque has been demolished and it is not intended to build another mosque on the same site and it is no longer possible to use the site for the purpose of a mosque, may, if the site is a wakaf, apply the site in any manner permitted by Hukum Syara'.

(2) Where the site of a mosque is applied as provided in subsection (1), all income derived therefrom shall be credited to the Fund.

(3) Building and other materials from a demolished mosque may be used for a new or existing mosque or may be sold and, if sold, the proceeds of sale shall be credited to the Fuhd.