Administration of Muslim Law (Foreign Halal Certification Bodies) Rules 2025

An application for recognition of a person, authority or entity as a foreign halal certification body under section 88AA(1) of the Act must be accompanied by the application fee specified in the Schedule.

Upon the grant of recognition of the person, authority or entity as a foreign halal certification body, the recognition fee set out in the Schedule is payable to the Majlis.

The Majlis may require any employee of —

The Majlis may require an applicant for recognition as a foreign halal certification body, or a foreign halal certification body, to undergo such audit in such manner as the Majlis may specify, and the audit is to be conducted by or under the supervision of the Majlis or by any accounting entity or auditor appointed by the Majlis.

The appropriate fee for the assessment for competency or the audit, as specified in the Schedule, is payable to the Majlis by the applicant for recognition as a foreign halal certification body, or the foreign halal certification body.

Paragraph (2) applies to a person, authority or entity (called in this rule an appellant) who appeals to the Appeal Committee under section 88H of the Act against a decision of the Majlis —

An appellant whose appeal mentioned in paragraph (1) is rejected by the Appeal Committee under section 88I(4)(a) of the Act must not submit an application to be recognised as a foreign halal certification body within a period of one year after the date of the notification of the Appeal Committee’s decision to reject the appeal.