Administration of Muslim Law (Wakaf) (Amendment) Rules 2017

No. S 800

Administration of Muslim Law Act

(CHAPTER 3)

Administration of Muslim Law
(Wakaf) (Amendment) Rules 2017

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 61(6) and 64(12) of the Administration of Muslim Law Act, the Majlis Ugama Islam, Singapura, with the approval of Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, who is charged with the responsibility for the portfolio of the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth as regards Muslim affairs, makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Administration of Muslim Law (Wakaf) (Amendment) Rules 2017 and come into operation on 1 January 2018.

Amendment of rule 1

2. Rule 1 of the Administration of Muslim Law (Wakaf) Rules (R 7) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended by deleting the word “(Wakaf)” and substituting the words “(Wakaf and Nazar Am)”.

New rules 1A, 1B and 1C

3. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 1, the following rules:

“Purposes for which sinking fund may be used

1A. For the purposes of section 61(3)(c) of the Act, a sinking fund established and maintained under section 61(3) of the Act for a wakaf or nazar am may be used for the following purposes:

(a)	investing any portion of the net annual income of that wakaf or nazar am that is transferred to the sinking fund under section 61(4) of the Act;
(b)	distributing monetary gifts to the beneficiaries of that wakaf or nazar am.

Maintenance of financial records by mutawalli

1B. For the purposes of determining the net annual income of a wakaf or nazar am mentioned in section 61(4) and (5) of the Act, every mutawalli of a wakaf or nazar am must keep, or cause to be kept, proper accounts and records of all receipts, expenditure and investment of moneys belonging to that wakaf or nazar am.

Consultation on percentage of net annual income of wakaf or nazar am to be transferred to sinking fund

1C. For the purposes of section 61(5) of the Act, the mutawalli of a wakaf or nazar am must submit to the Majlis a recommendation in writing on the percentage of the net annual income of the wakaf or nazar am that is to be transferred under section 61(4) of the Act to the sinking fund established and maintained under section 61(3) of the Act for that wakaf or nazar am.”.

Amendment of rule 5

4. Rule 5 of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “mutawalli”, the words “of a wakaf”.

Amendment of Schedule

5. The Schedule to the principal Rules is amended by deleting the word “(WAKAF)” in the Title of the Form and substituting the words “(WAKAF AND NAZAR AM)”.

Made on 27 December 2017.

MOHAMMAD ALAMI BIN MUSA

President,
Majlis Ugama Islam,
Singapura.

[MCCY 76-04-02; AG/LEGIS/SL/3/2015/6 Vol. 1]

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