ENACTMENT NO. 7 OF 2002 ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM (STATE OF MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002
PART III - THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MUFTI, AUTHORITY IN RELIGIOUS MATTERS, THE FATWA COMMITTEE AND FATWA RELATING TO MATTER OF NATIONAL INTEREST
Section 34. Fatwa Committee.
(1) There shall be a committee known as the Fatwa Committee.
(2) The Committee shall consist of—
(a) the Mufti, as Chairman;
(b) the Deputy Mufti;
(c) two members of the Majlis nominated by the Majlis;
(d) not less than two persons and not more than seven fit and proper persons appointed by the Majlis; and
(e) an officer of the Mufti’s Department appointed by the Majlis, as Secretary.
(3) Any person who, before the commencement of this section, was a member of the Syariah Committee established under the previous Enactment shall be deemed to have been nominated or appointed as a member of the Fatwa Committee and shall continue member of the Fatwa Committee until the expiry of his term of appointment under the previous Enactment, and in the case of the Mufti appointed under the previous Enactment, he shall be deemed to have been appointed under this section and shall continue to hold such appointment.
(4) The Fatwa Committee may, subject to this Enactment, determine all questions relating to its procedure and practice.