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.
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | April 30, 2017 |
Submission Date | April 28, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017Volume: 3 Issue: 7 |
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