Section 82. Charitable collections. (ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC LAW ENACTMENT 1992

ENACTMENT NO. 2 OF 1992
ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC LAW ENACTMENT 1992

PART VII - BAITULMAL

Section 82. Charitable collections.

(1) The Majlis may collect, or may issue written permission to any person or body of persons, authorising him or them to collect monies or other contribution for any charitable purpose for the support and promotion of the Religion of Islam or for the benefit of Muslims in accordance with Hukum Syara', and ma by any such permission impose such terms as it may think fit.

(2) It shall be deemed to be a term of every such permission that the grantee thereof and every other person authorised thereby to collect monies or other contributions shall -

(a) issue in respect of every sum so collected a serially numbered receipt in the prscribed form;

(b) keep true and full accounts of all sums so collected and of the disposal thereof with all proper vouchers;

(c) produce on demand the counterfoils of such receipts and all such accounts and vouchers for inspection and examination by the Majlis whenever required; and

(d) apply and dispose of all sums so collected in accordance with the terms of such permission, or, if no method of disposal thereof be thereby expressly authorised, pay and account for the same to the Majlis.

(3) Monies collected in pursuance of this section may be applied for a specific purpose if the Majlis shall so direct, but shall, in default of any such direction, be paid into and form part of the Baitulmal Sumber Am account.