Section 6
Membership of Board [S 36/2022]
of Syariah Financial Supervisory Board Act
(1)
The Board shall consist of the following members —
(a)
a Chairman;
(b)
a Deputy Chairman;
(c)
not less than six other persons —
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(i)
at least four of whom —
(A)
being the citizens of Brunei Darussalam, are followers of the Shafeite sect of Ahlis Sunnah
Waljamaah and are religious scholars who are experts in Islamic knowledge or experienced in
Fiqh al-Mu’amalat; or
(B)
not being citizens of Brunei Darussalam, are followers of the Shafeite, Hanafi, Maliki or
Hanbali sect of Ahlis Sunnah Waljamaah and religious scholars who are experienced in
Fiqh al-Mu’amalat; and
(ii)
at least two of whom are experienced in banking, economics, finance, Syariah law or any other related discipline.
(2)
The members of the Board shall be appointed by His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan on the recommendation of the Authority after consultation with the Majlis.
(3)
No person shall be appointed as a member unless he is professing the Islamic Religion.