98. General Endowment Fund

All property, investments and funds, including the fund heretofore constituting the Muhammadan Religious Fund, which are vested from time to time in the Majlis for the purposes of this Act, other than property held, by virtue of the terms of this Act or of any trust, wakaf or nazar affecting the same, for a specific purpose or subject to specific express trusts, together with the income thereof, shall form the General Endowment Fund of the

Majlis and shall be held by the Majlis in trust for such charitable purposes for the support and promotion of the Islamic religion, or for the benefit of

Muslims in Brunei Darussalam in accordance with Muslim law, as to the

Majlis may from time to time seem proper:

Provided that His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may give to the

Majlis directions, not inconsistent with Muslim law or with the provisions of this Act, as to the expenditure of any part of the General Endowment Fund or the income thereof and may, in like manner, veto any proposed expenditure thereof.

Religious Council and Kadis Courts