PD 1083 Article 174

Administration or disposition.

Article 174

ARTICLE 174. Administration or disposition. — (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, communal property shall be administered or disposed of in accordance with Muslim law, 'ada, and special provisions of law. (2) Any provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, the trustee of any communal property shall be the person who is in lawful possession thereof, either personally or through an agent. (3) The Shari'a Circuit Court may appoint a trustee of a communal property when there is a dispute as to its custody, possession, or administration.

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