Administration Of The Religion Of Islam (Negeri Sembilan) Enactment 2003

Updated Enactment

NEGERI SEMBILAN

ENACTMENT NO. 10 OF 2003
ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM (NEGERI SEMBILAN) ENACTMENT 2003
Incorporating latest amendment - En. A12/2012


Date of Royal Assent	:	28 February 2004
Date of publication in the Gazette	:	1 March 2004
Date of coming into operation	:	1 March 2004 [N.S. P.U. 204/2004]

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Long Title & Preamble

PART I - PRELIMINARY

Section 1. Short title and commencement
Section 2. Interpretation
Section 3. Saving of prerogative

PART II - MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI SEMBILAN

Section 4. Establishment of the Majlis
Section 5. Legal identity and functions of the Majlis
Section 6. The Majlis shall aid and advise the Yang di-Pertuan Besar
Section 7. Duty of the Majlis for the economic and social development of Muslims
Section 8. Power to establish corporations
Section 9. Power to establish companies
Section 10. Power to borrow
Section 11. Membership of the Majlis
Section 12. Termination of appointments
Section 13. Revocation of appointments
Section 14. Publication of appointments and revocations in the Gazette
Section 15. Control by the Chairman
Section 16. Secretary
Section 17. Attendance of non-members at meetings of the Majlis
Section 18. Presiding over meetings
Section 19. Quorum
Section 20. Conduct of business
Section 21. Summoning of meetings
Section 22. Minutes
Section 23. Order of business
Section 24. Certified copies of resolution
Section 25. Application for leave by the Chairman and other members
Section 26. Action in cases of urgency
Section 27. Committees
Section 28. Delegation of duties and powers of the Majlis
Section 29. Remuneration of members of Majlis
Section 30. Appointment of officers and servant of the Majlis
Section 31. Discipline
Section 32. Disciplinary committees
Section 33. Disciplinary regulations
Section 34. Disciplinary Appeal Board
Section 35. Imposition of sucharge
Section 36. Show cause notice before surcharge
Section 37. Amount of surcharge
Section 38. Notification of surcharge
Section 39. Withdrawal of surcharge
Section 40. Recovery of surcharge
Section 41. Majlis may adopt regulations, etc.
Section 42. Secrecy
Section 43. Public servant
Section 44. Majlis may determine its own procedure

PART III - THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MUFTI, AUTHORITY IN RELIGIOUS MATTERS, THE FATWA COMMITTEE AND FATWA RELATING TO MATTERS OF NATIONAL INTEREST

Section 45. Appointment of Mufti and Deputy Mufti
Section 46. Functions of the Mufti
Section 47. Fatwa Committee
Section 48. Power of the Fatwa Committee to prepare fatwa
Section 49. Procedure in making a fatwa
Section 50. A fatwa published in the Gazette is binding
Section 51. Amendment, modification or revocation of fatwa
Section 52. Fatwa which relates to matters of national interest
Section 53. Request for opinion of Fatwa Committee
Section 54. Qaul muktamad to be followed

PART IV - SYARIAH COURTS

Section 55. Establishment of Syariah Courts
Section 56. Appointment of Chief Syariah Judge
Section 57. Appointment of Syariah Appeal Court Judges
Section 58. Appointment of Syariah High Court Judges
Section 59. Appointment of Syariah Subordinate Court Judges
Section 60. Registrars
Section 61. Jurisdiction of Syariah High Court
Section 62. Jurisdiction of Syariah Subordinate Court
Section 63. Appeals to Syariah High Court
Section 64. Application for leave to appeal
Section 65. Inheritance certificates
Section 66. Supervisory and reversionary jurisdiction of Syariah High Court
Section 67. Jurisdiction of Syariah Appeal Court
Section 68. Supervisory and reversionary jurisdiction of Syariah Appeal Court
Section 69. Composition of Syariah Appeal Court
Section 70. Decision by the majority
Section 71. Continuation of proceedings in Syariah Appeal Court notwithstanding absence of Judge
Section 72. Open court
Section 73. Language
Section 74. Jurisdiction does not extend to non-Muslims
Section 75. Reciprocal action
Section 76. Protection of Judges, Court officials, etc.
Section 77. Rules Committee of the Syariah Courts

PART V - PROSECUTION AND REPRESENTATION

Section 78. Chief Syarie Prosecutor and Syarie Prosecutors
Section 79. Religious Enforcement Officers
Section 80. Peguam Syarie

PART VI - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Baitulmal and Financial Procedure of the Majlis

Section 81. Establishment of Baitulmal
Section 82. Estimates of income and expenditure
Section 83. Expenses of the Majlis
Section 84. Bank accounts
Section 85. Accounts and annual reports

Zakat and Fitrah

Section 86. Power to collect zakat and fitrah
Section 87. Power to make regulations
Section 88. Appeal

Wakaf, Nazr and Trusts

Section 89. Majlis to be sole trustee of wakaf, nazr and trusts
Section 90. Vesting of wakaf, nazr and trust property in Majlis
Section 91. Restriction of creation of charitable trusts
Section 92. Income from wakaf and nazr
Section 93. Capital of wakaf and nazr
Section 94. Construction of instruments on wakaf or nazr
Section 95. Publication of list of wakaf, nazr and trust property

PART VII - MOSQUES

Section 96. Majlis to be sole trustee of mosques and related land
Section 97. Restriction on establishment of mosques and penalty
Section 98. Establishment of mosques
Section 99. Maintenance of mosques and their compounds
Section 100. Appointment of Pegawai Masjid
Section 101. Tauliah of Pegawai Masjid
Section 102. Tenure of office of Pegawai Masjid
Section 103. Control and direction of Pegawai Masjid
Section 104. Jawatankuasa Kariah
Section 105. Exemption of mosques

PART VIII - CHARITABLE COLLECTIONS

Section 106. Charitable collections

PART IX - CONVERSION TO THE RELIGION OF ISLAM

Section 107. Requirements for conversion to the religion of Islam
Section 108. Moment of conversion to the religion of Islam
Section 109. Duties and obligations of a muallaf
Section 110. Registrar of Muallafs
Section 111. Registration of Muallafs
Section 112. Certificates of Conversion to the religion of Islam
Section 113. Recognition of muallafs as Muslims
Section 114. Determination whether a non-registered person is a muallaf
Section 115. Offence of giving false information
Section 116. Power to make regulations
Section 117. Capacity to convert to the religion of Islam

PART X - RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Section 118. Tauliah Committee

PART XI - GENERAL

Section 119. Renunciation of the religion of Islam
Section 120. General power to make regulations
Section 121. Repeal
Section 122. Savings and transtitional

FIRST SCHEDULE
SECOND SCHEDULE

LIST OF AMENDMENTS