Malaysia legislation
Section 59
Section 59
(2)
Any power, act or thing which are not by this Act expressly authorized, directed or required to be exercised or done by the
Badan Peguam Syarie in a general meeting may, subject to this
Act or any resolution passed by the Badan Peguam Syarie in the general meeting, be exercised or done by the Majlis Peguam
Syarie.
(3)
Any resolution passed under subsection (2) shall not invalidate the previous exercise of any powers or the previous doing of any act or thing by Majlis Peguam Syarie which would have been valid if the resolution had not been passed.
(4)
Without prejudice to the powers under subsections (1), (2)
and (3), the Majlis Peguam Syarie shall have the powers—
(a)
to answer questions affecting the practice and etiquette of the syarie legal profession and the conduct of the members;
(b)
to take cognizance of any matter affecting the Badan
Peguam Syarie or the professional conduct of its members and to bring before any general meeting of the Badan
Peguam Syarie any matter which it considers material to the Badan Peguam Syarie or to the interests of the profession and to make any recommendations and take any action as it considers fit;
(c)
to appoint officers, clerks, agents and employees as it may consider fair and reasonable and to determine their duties and terms of service;
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(d)
to examine and, if it considers fit, report on current law on syariah or proposed legislation and any other legal matters;
(e)
to represent members of the Majlis Peguam Syarie or any particular member in any matter which may be necessary or expedient;
(f)
to take part as a watching brief, intervener or amicus curae in any proceeding affecting the interest of the profession and legal issues relating to Muslim;
(g)
to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any movable and immovable property for the use of the Badan Peguam
Syarie, and to sell, rent, or otherwise dispose of any property;
(h)
to invest and deal with any moneys of the Badan Peguam
Syarie in syariah compliant investment authorized for the investment of trust funds by any written law;
(i)
to establish, maintain and manage funds of the Badan
Peguam Syarie; and
(j)
to exercise all such powers, privileges and discretions as are not by this Act expressly and exclusively required to be exercised by the members of the Badan Peguam
Syarie in a general meeting.
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