Pawnbrokers Order, 2002 · As enacted
Section 2
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —
"Hukum Syara'" means the laws of any sects which the court considers valid;
"licence" means a licence for the business of pawnbroker granted under this Order;
"licensing officer" means the licensing officer appointed under section 7;
"Minister" means the Minister responsible for finance;
"pawnbroker" means any person who, under a valid licence, carries on the business of receiving articles from pawners as security and grants them loans under the provisions of this Order;
“pawner" means a person who delivers an article to a pawnbroker as security for getting loan thereon.
All words and expressions used in this Order and not defined therein but defined in the Interpretation and General Clauses Act (Chapter 4), shall have
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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE the same meanings respectively assigned thereto in that Act to the extent that they do not conflict with Hukum Syara’.
If any conflict or doubt arises when interpreting any word or expression relating to Hukum Syara', it shall be the discretion of the Syariah Courts to decide the meaning of such word or expression.