ENACTMENT 2 ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM
(STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 2004
PART II - MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI PULAU PINANG
Section 11. Membership of the Majlis.
(1) The Majlis shall consist of the following members:
(a) a Yang di-Pertua;
(b) a Timbalan Yang di-Pertua;
(c) five ex-officio members who shall be the persons for the time being holding the following appointments:
(i) the State Secretary;
(ii) the State Legal Adviser;
(iii) the State Financial Officer;
(iv) the Mufti;
(v) the Chief Police Officer; and
(d) not more than eight other members, at least five of whom shall be persons who are learned in Hukum Syarak.
(2) The Yang di-Pertua, Timbalan Yang di-Pertua and the members appointed under paragraph (1)(d) shall be appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of the State Executive Council for such period, not exceeding three years, as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may determine.
(3) A member whose term of office has expired may be reappointed.
(4) If at any time the person holding the appointment mentioned in subparagraph (1)(c)(i), (ii), (iii) or (v) is not a Muslim, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall appoint another officer who is a Muslim and next in seniority from the same Department or Division to be a member in place of that person.
(5) Every person who, immediately before the commencement of this section, was the Yang di-Pertua, Timbalan Yang di-Pertua or appointed member of the previous Majlis shall, subject to this Enactment, each continue to be the Yang di-Pertua, Timbalan Yang di-Pertua or member of the Majlis until the expiry of his term of appointment.