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GAPS IN THE LEGISLATION HALAL IN MALAYSIA: A STUDY OF LITERATURE

Year 2017, Volume: 3 Issue: 7, 175 - 182, 30.04.2017
https://doi.org/10.18769/ijasos.309673

Abstract

Islam
is a well known religion that is perfect, complete, and the rules covering all
aspects of human life to achieve happiness in this world until hereafter. Islam
encouraging on its followers to choose the good path in every aspect of life,
including social, economic and political. In Malaysia, several regulations have
been put in place relating to certification or halal labeling. The main
complaints related to the halal certification in Malaysia regarding the
existence of a number of halal certification bodies, which have created
confusion among users of Islam and law enforcement issues halal. The purpose of
this article is to analyze the reasons for these discrepancies and offer some
practical solutions from a legal standpoint. The research methodology that had
been used in this paper is library research methods. The descriptive analysis
and content of reading material and relevant law provisions used in the
discussion. The findings from the analysis of the data collected shows that the
provisions of existing laws, especially the Trade Descriptions Act 2011, are
not equipped to deal with the issues and challenges for halal certification while,
especially regarding the control over the bodies of halal certification which
offers halal certification people and issues of enforcement and prosecution. In
addition, the absence of a lawful act is also a challenge to those responsible
for working towards the formulation and eventually to be implemented,
especially in Malaysia.

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Year 2017, Volume: 3 Issue: 7, 175 - 182, 30.04.2017
https://doi.org/10.18769/ijasos.309673

Abstract

References

  • Abdul Aziz Dahlan, et al., (1997). Ensiklopedia Hukum Islam. Jilid 2. Jakarta: PT Ichtiar Baru Van Hoeve. Al-Ghazali, (1998). Halal dan Haram dalam Islam. KL: Jasmine Ent. Al-Qardhawi, Yusuf, (1994). al-Halal wa al-Haram. Beirut: Maktabah al-Islami. Al-Qardhawi, Yusuf, (2002). al-Halal wa al-Haram fi Islam. Kaherah: Maktabah Wahbah. Alias Azhar et.al, (2013) Produk Makanan Halal: Perspektif Hukum dan Undang-undang. UPM Serdang, Institut Penyedikan Produk Halal Universiti Putra Malaysia. Abdul Raufu Ambali & Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar. (2014). People’s Awareness on Halal Products: Potential Issues for Policy-Makers. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences. 121:3-25. Ahmad Hidayat Buang & Zulzaidi Mahmud. (2012). Isudan Cabaran Badan Pensijilan Halal di Malaysia. Shariah Journal. 20(3):271-288. Baharudin Othman. (2014). Why do food industry need Halal Assurance Management System? A Malaysian approach. Proceeding 5th Annual Conference, International Graduate Conference on Engineering, Science and Humanities 2014. Che Rosmawati Che Mohd Zaina, Suhaimi Ab Rahman, Zahira Mohd Ishak& Shamrahayu. (2015). Jurisdiction and Prosecution of Halal Matters in Malaysia: Challenges and Prospect. Procedia- Social and Behavavioral Science.172:294-300. Harlida Abdul Wahab & Alias Azhar. (2014). Halalan Tayyiban dalam Kerangka Perundangan Malaysia. KANUN. 1:103-120 Harlida Abdul Wahab dan Alias Azhar(2014) Halalan Tayyiban dalam Kerangka Perundangan Malaysia Jurnal Kanun 26 (1) Jun 2014. Kamus Dewan ( 2005). Edisi Ke-3. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Liziana Kamarul Zaman & Mariam Setapa. (2014). Undang-undang Produk Halal di Malaysia: Akta Perihal Dagangan 2011. Mohd Al'Ikhsan Ghazali & Sit iSalwa Md. Sawaria. (2014). Amalan Standard Halal Di Negara-Negara Asia Tenggara. International Journal of Islamic and Civilizational Studies, 1: 35-44. Halim Ahmad, (2001) Penyembelihan dan pemburuan: Antara Tuntutan Syara’ dan Sains. Jurnal Penyelidikan Islam Bil. 14, hlm. 89-98. Mohamed Jusoh, (2001).Halal Haram in Food Ingredients. Jurnal Penyelidikan Islam Bil. 14, hlm. 99-112. Norazla Abdul Wahab, Farah Mohd. Shahwahid, Nor’Adha Ab. Hamid, Surianom Miskam, Syaripah Nazirah Syed Ager, Marliana Abdullah, Norziah Othman & Wawarah Saidpudin(2015) UNDANG-UNDANG HALAL MALAYSIA: ISU DAN CABARAN World Academic and Research Congress 2015 (World-AR 2015) Ar-Rahim Hall, YARSI University, Jakarta, Indonesia, 9th – 10th December 2015 Wizarah al-Awqaf wa Shu’un al-Islamiyyah, (1990). Jld.18. Al-Mausu’ah al-Fiqhiyyah. Kuwait: Thaba’ah Zat al-Salasil. Zalina Zakaria & Siti Zubaidah .(2014). The Trade Description Act 2011: Regulating “Halal” in Malaysia. Proceeding paper on International Conference on Law Management and Humanatarian. June 21-22, 2014. Bangkok (Thailand). Zalina Zakaria & Siti Zubaidah Ismail. (2015). Perkembangan Pengaturan Halal Menerusi Akta Perihal Dagangan 2011 di Malaysia. Jurnal Syariah, Jil. 23, Bil. 2 (2015) 189-216 Zulkifli Hassan, (2007). Undang-undang Produk Halal di Malaysia: Isu Penguatkuasaan dan Pendakwaan. Konvensyen Kebangsaan Undang-undang: Isu Penguatkuasaan dan Pendakwaan. 11-12 Ogos 2007.1-21
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Azis Jakfar Soraji

Mohd Daud Awang

Ahmad Nasir Mohd Yusoff

Publication Date April 30, 2017
Submission Date April 28, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017Volume: 3 Issue: 7

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EndNote Soraji AJ, Awang MD, Mohd Yusoff AN (April 1, 2017) GAPS IN THE LEGISLATION HALAL IN MALAYSIA: A STUDY OF LITERATURE. IJASOS- International E-journal of Advances in Social Sciences 3 7 175–182.

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