ENACTMENT No. 6 Of 2008 MUFTI AND FATWA (KEDAH DARUL AMAN) ENACTMENT 2008
PART III - THE FATWA COMMITTEE
Section 21. Procedure to issue Fatwa
(1) Before issuing a fatwa, the Mufti may cause such study or research to be conducted by the Research Officer as he may direct and a working paper prepared.
(2) The Mufti may call a meeting of Fatwa Committee for the purpose of discussing the proposed fatwa.
(3) Any fatwa decided by the Mufti or the Fatwa Committee affecting public interest shall be published in the Gazette.
(4) The Mufti shall obtain the consent of His Royal Highness the Sultan before any fatwa is published in the Gazette.
(5) A fatwa shall be published in the national language, in the Rumi script, but a text of the fatwa in the Jawi script may also be published.
(6) Any statement decided by the Mufti or the Fatwa Committee under this Enactment shall also be deemed as fatwa.