Baitulmal Corporation Enactment 1998

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Copy of the official text captured from Sabah State Attorney-General's Chambers (SAGC) LawNet (sagc.sabah.gov.my) on 27 October 2026. Always check the official portal for the authoritative current version.

Type	State enactment
Applies to	Sabah
Year	1998
Published by	Sabah State Attorney-General's Chambers (SAGC) LawNet

Contents — Parts and sections

47 sections in 7 Parts, headings copied from the “ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS” of the official text (copy of 27 October 2026). Read the full wording in the PDF.

Definitions: section 2 (Interpretation.).

Part I PRELIMINARY (2)

s 1 Citation and commencement.
s 2 Interpretation.

Part II BAITULMAL CORPORATION (11)

s 3 Establishment of Baitulmal Corporation.
s 4 Composition of the Corporation.
s 5 Remuneration and allowance.
s 6 Power of Minister to give direction to the Corporation.
s 7 Meeting of the Corporation.
s 8 Non-liability of members of the Corporation.
s 9 Functions of the Corporation.
s 10 Duties and powers of the Corporation.
s 11 Expenditure to be charged on Baitulmal.
s 12 Power to establish subsidiary of the Corporation.
s 13 (Omitted).
FOR REFERENCE ONLY AS AT JANUARY 2019

Part III ADMINISTRATION (6)

s 14 Appointment of General Manager.
s 15 Appointment of officers and servants of the Corporation.
s 16 Disqualification for appointment.
s 17 Establishment of divisions.
s 18 Committees.
s 19 Meetings of committee.

Part IV FINANCE (6)

s 20 Baitulmal Fund.
s 21 Amal Jariah Fund.
s 22 Borrowing power.
s 23 Estimate of income and expenses.
s 24 Accounts and audit.
s 25 Statements, report and information.

Part V DUTIES AND SPECIFIC POWERS OF THE GENERAL MANAGER (4)

s 26 Preparation of future development.
s 27 Dissemination of information.
s 28 Management of Zakat and Fitrah money.
s 29 (Omitted).

Part VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (7)

s 30 Seal of the Corporation.
s 31 Direction of the Majlis.
FOR REFERENCE ONLY AS AT JANUARY 2019
s 32 Public Authorities Protection Act 1948.
s 33 Public Servants.
s 34 Prohibition against disclosure of information etc.
s 35 Civil proceedings.
s 36 Power to make rules.

Part VII REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS (11)

s 37 Continuance of law, etc.
s 38 Transfer of powers, rights, liabilities and duties.
s 39 Transfer of property.
s 40 Existing contracts.
s 41 Continuance of civil or criminal proceedings.
s 42 Transfer of funds.
s 43 (Omitted).
s 44 Prevention of difficulty and anomaly.
s 45 Additional duty of the Corporation.
s 46 Power to amend Schedules.
s 47 Repeal.

Schedules: FIRST SCHEDULE · SECOND SCHEDULE — I assent, Yang di-Pertua Negeri. No. 11 of 1998

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