TY  - JOUR
T1  - Malaysian Halal Laws: Issues and Challenges
AU - Abdul Hamid, Nor`Adha AU - Abdul Wahab, Norazla AU - Mohd Shahwahid, Farah AU - Miskam, Surianom 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
SP  - 769
EP  - 775
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2018.769.775
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2018.769.775
KW  - Halal law
KW  -legal provisions
KW  -issues
KW  -challenges
KW  -improvements
KW  -products
AB  - The rapid growth of the halal industry in Malaysia has led to the development of halal law here. The
Trade Descriptions Act 2011, the Trade Descriptions Order (Certification and Halal Labelling’s) 2011, the Trade
Descriptions (Definition of Halal) Regulations 2011 and Trade Descriptions (Certification and Halal Labelling
fees) 2011 were streamline to the laws relating to halal in Malaysia. In addition, there are a number of laws that
indirectly contain provisions relating to halal including the Food Act 1983, Food Regulations 1985, the Animal
Act 1953 (Revised 2006), Animals Regulations 1962, the Local Government Act 1976 and the by-Laws of the
Local Authorities Act, Consumer Protection 1999, the Customs Act 1967, as well as the Syariah Criminal
Offences Act. This study aims to identify some of the issues and legal challenges in the halal scenario in
Malaysia. To conduct this study, the analysis is made on the provisions of Malaysia legislation in several acts
related to the halal industry. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were also conducted on the two bodies
involved in the halal industry, the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) and the Halal
Industry Development Corporation (HDC). The study found that although laws relating to food and halal
products in Malaysia are under different acts but that provision is seen as sufficient. In addition there are some
legal halal issues in Malaysia are noteworthy like the overlapping of jurisdiction among government agencies,
the misuse of the halal logo as a Syariah criminal offense, law enforcement and drafting of the halal Malaysian
Halal Act. The results of this study are significant in suggesting improvements to the existing legislation on
the food and halal products in Malaysia.
ER  -