Section 4: [Quran Board]. (1) The Federal Government shall [constitute a Quran Board]

4. [Quran Board]. (1) The Federal Government shall [constitute a Quran Board] comprising prominent Ulema, Huffaz and Qaris of all schools of thought amongst Muslims. 2 [(2) The Federal Government shall in the prescribed manner cause a copy of the Holy Quran to be prepared and shall forward it to the Quran Board for authentication as a standard copy. (3) The Federal Government shall in the prescribed manner keep the standard copy in the Government archives for safe custody including to upload it on website of the Division to which business of religious affairs stands allocated.] 2[(4) The Quran Board shall recommend steps for error-free printing and publication or recording of the Holy Quran and shall, subject to the direction of the Government, supervise the work of error-free printing and publication and recording of the Holy Quran including uploading the copies on the Internet. (5) The Quran Board shall perform such other functions as may be prescribed.]

Effective date: 1973-01-01

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