ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 2006 ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM
ENACTMENT 2006
PART III - THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MUFTI, AUTHORITY IN RELIGIOUS MATTERS, THE FATWA COMMITTEE AND FATWA RELATING TO MATTER OF NATIONAL INTEREST
Section 46. Fatwa Committe
(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) six other persons who profess the Muslim Religion Ahli Sunnah Waljama'ah, including not more than three members of the Majlis; and
(d) 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, subject to subsection (4), be deemed to have been nominated or appointed as a member of the Fatwa Committee and shall be a member of the Fatwa Committee until the expiry of his term of appointment under the previous Enactment.
(4) Subsection (3) shall not apply to any person, except the Mufti and Deputy Mufti, who was an ex-officio member of the Syariah Committee mentioned in subsection (3).
(5) The Fatwa Committee may, subject to this Enactment determine all questions relating to its procedure and practice.