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Trade Descriptions (Use of Expression Halal) Order 1975

MY027: Unfair Competition (Use of Expression Halal), Order, 1975

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Trade Descriptions (Use of Expression “Halal”) Order 19751

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Citation 1

Definition 1

“Halal” Defined 1

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Trade Descriptions Act, 1972, the Minister hereby makes the following order:

Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Trade Descriptions (Use of Expression “Halal”) Order, 1975.

Definition

2. In this Order unless the context otherwise requires—

“Hukum Syarak” means the Laws of Islam in the Mazhab Shafie or the Laws of Islam in any of the other Mazhabs of Maliki, Hambali or Hanafi which are approved by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to be in force in the Federal Territory or the Ruler of any State to be in force in the State.

“Halal” Defined

3. When used in relation to food in any form whatsoever in the course of trade or business as or as part of, a trade description applied to the food, the expressions “Halal”, “Di-tanggong Halal” or “Makanan Islam” or any other expression indicating or likely to be understood as indicating that Muslims are permitted by their religion to consume such food such expression shall have the following meaning, that is to say the food in relation to which such expression or expressions are used—

(a) neither is nor consist of or contains any part or matter of an animal that a Muslim is prohibited by Hukum Syarak to consume or that has not been slaughtered in accordance with Hukum Syarak;

(b) does not contain anything which is considered to be impure according to Hukum Syarak;

(c) has not been prepared, processed or manufactured using any instrument that was not free from anything impure according to Hukum Syarak; and

(d) has not in the course of preparation, processing or storage been in contact with or close proximity to any food that fails to satisfy paragraph (a), (b) or (c) or anything that is considered to be impure according to Hukum Syarak.

Made this 29th day of July, 1975.

    Datuk Haji Hamzah Bin Haji Abu Samah,

Minister of Trade and Industry

1 * Published as P. U. (A) 237/1975. (Resembles P. U. (A) 91/1975).