Section 2

“Board” means the Compulsory Religious Education Board established by section 7;

“child of compulsory religious school age” means a Muslim child of the age of 7 years or above who has not yet attained the age of 15 years and who satisfies such conditions for receiving pre-school and primary religious education as the Minister may determine;

“Minister” means the Minister of Religious Affairs;

“parent”, in relation to a child to whom section 5 applies, includes a guardian and any person who has the legal or actual control of the child;

“Permanent Secretary” means the Permanent Secretary of the

Ministry of Religious Affairs;

“religious education” means education in accordance with the teachings of the Islamic religion according to Ahlis Sunnah

Waljamaah;

“religious school” means any institution for the provision of full-time pre-school and primary education, being —