Religious Council and Kadis Courts Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 4
115. Assessment Lists
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Majlis shall prepare annually assessment lists in respect of each mukim masjid in Brunei Darussalam, showing the names of all persons therein liable to pay zakat and fitrah respectively and the amounts which they are so liable to pay.
The Majlis shall be directly responsible for the preparation of the assessment lists in respect of such areas as the Majlis may determine.
In all other areas, the Imam shall, as agent for and on behalf of the Majlis, prepare the assessment lists in respect of each mukim masjid and shall submit copies thereof to the Majlis, which may alter or amend the same.
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Any person may make an objection to the Majlis against the inclusion of his name in any assessment list or against the amount or quantity in respect of which he is assessed and the Majlis shall consider every such objection and shall make such decision thereon as it considers just.
An appeal from any such decision shall lie to His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Religious Council, if the subject matter is of a value not less than $1,000:
Provided that any such appeal may be referred by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to the Judicial Committee for its opinion and, if so referred, shall be determined as if it were a civil appeal from the Court of a
Judicial Committee
“Judicial Committee” means the Judicial Committee of the Majlis appointed under this Act;
Kadi.
Kadi
“Kadi” means a Kadi appointed under this Act and includes the Chief Kadi and the Deputy Chief Kadi;
Terms defined in s 2
Court
Defined · s 2“Court” means a religious Court, that is the Court of a Kadi or of the Chief Kadi;
fitrah
Defined · s 2“fitrah” means the amount of rice payable under Muslim law annually by every Muslim at the end of the month of Ramadan to be used for religious or charitable purposes recognised by Muslim law;
Judicial Committee
Defined · s 2“Judicial Committee” means the Judicial Committee of the Majlis appointed under this Act;
Kadi
Defined · s 2“Kadi” means a Kadi appointed under this Act and includes the Chief Kadi and the Deputy Chief Kadi;
mukim masjid
Defined · s 2“mukim” and “mukim masjid” mean the area prescribed by the Majlis in accordance with this Act within which a mosque is situated;
zakat
Defined · s 2“zakat” means the tithe of the crop payable annually under Muslim law in respect of padi land, subject to the exemptions prescribed by this Act.
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