ENACTMENT NO. 1 OF 2003 ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM (STATE OF SELANGOR) ENACTMENT 2003
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 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) the State Legal Adviser;
(d) two members of the Majlis nominated by the Majlis;
(e) an officer of the Islamic Religious Department of Selangor who is well versed in Hukum Syara’ to be appointed by the Majlis;
(f) not less than two persons and not more than seven fit and proper persons appointed by the Majlis; and
(g) 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 Islamic Legal 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 Committee appointment under the previous Enactment.
(4) The Fatwa Committee may, subject to this Enactment, determine all questions relating to its procedure and practice.