ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 1955 ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT 1955
PART III - THE MAJLIS-CONSTITUTION
Section 20. Rulings (Fetua).
(1) Any person, Court or Civil Court, Department or Institution may, by letter addressed to the Secretary to the Majlis, request the Majlis to issue a fetua or ruling on any point of Muslim law or doctrine or Malay customary law. On receiving any such request the Secretary to the Majlis shall forthwith submit the same to the Chairman of the Legal Committee.
(2) The Legal Committee shall consider every such request and shall, unless in its opinion the point referred is frivolous or for other good reason ought not to be answered, prepare a draft ruling thereon. If such draft ruling is unanimously approved by the Legal Committee or those members thereof present and entitled to vote, the Chairman shall on behalf of and in the name of the Majlis issue a ruling in accordance therewith. If in any such case the Legal Committee is not unanimous, the point shall be referred to the Majlis, which shall in like manner issue its ruling in accordance with the opinion of the majority of its members:
Provided that on special grounds any such point may be referred by the Majlis to His Highness the Sultan for his determination, and any such point shall be so referred to His Highness if the Mufti so requests.
(3) The Majlis may at any time of its own motion make and publish a ruling on any point of Muslim Law doctrine or Malay customary law.