PART II - THE APPOINTMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MUFTI, POWER OF THE STATE FATWA COUNCIL AND FATWA RELATING TO MATTER OF NATIONAL INTEREST
Section 12. Adoption of advice and recommendation of National Fatwa Committee.
(1) The State Fatwa Council shall adopt any advice and recommendation of the National Fatwa Committeewhich affects any act or observance which has been agreed upon by the Conference of Rulers as an act or observance which extends to the Federation as a whole pursuant to Article 38(2)(b) of the Federal Constitution.
(2) The advice or recommendation adopted by virtue of subsection (1) shall be deemed to be a fatwa and section 8, except subsection 8(7), shall apply thereto.
(3) A fatwa published in the Gazette shall be accompanied by a statement that the fatwa is made under this section.