Section 165. Majlis to be trustee. (ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ENACTMENT 1986

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

PART V - MOSQUES

Section 165. Majlis to be trustee.

(1) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any written instrument, the Majlis shall be the sole trustee of all mosques in the State and every mosque, together with any immovable property on which it stands or appurtenant thereto and used for the purposes thereof, other than State land or land reserved for a public purpose, shall. onhe appointed date, vest in the Majlis and be under the control of the Commissioner.

(2) Any land vested in the Majlis in accordance with subsection (1) or subsequently becoming so vested shall be registered in the name of the Majlis on the Land Administrator being satisfied in the manner as provided in section 144.