ENACTMENT NO. 2 OF 1985 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 1985
PART VII – GUARDIANSHIP Guardianship of Person and Property
Section 102. Guardian of orphan.
Where the father and the grandfather of a minor have died without appointing a testamentary guardian, any penghulu, police officer not below the rank of Sergeant, any person having custody of the minor, or any person with the powers of a Protector under the Children and Young Persons Act 1947[Act 232], may cause the minor to be taken before the Court and the Court may appoint a guardian of the minor’s person and property or either of them.