Malaysia legislation
Section 16
of ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC LAW (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025
Section 16
Part VI of the principal Act is amended by inserting before section 60 the following section:
“Interpretation 59a. For the purposes of this Part—
“property” includes—
(a)
all movable property or immovable property, including intellectual property and all benefits, usufructs or interests, whether equitable or legal, in the movable property or immovable property; and
(b)
expertise or services having value in accordance with Islamic Law;
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“istibdal” means the replacement of a mawquf with another property or money having the same value as or higher value than the mawquf, by exchanging, purchasing, selling or otherwise deal with the property in any manner in accordance with Islamic Law;
“mawquf” means any property that is surrendered and contributed by any person as a wakaf;
“mawquf ‘alaih” means a person who is entitled to receive any benefit, usufruct or interest from a mawquf;
“mutawalli” or “qayyim” means any person appointed by the Wakaf Committee under paragraphs 61a(3)(b) and (c), respectively.”.
Amendment of section 60