Abstract
The Trade Description Act 2011 which creates the by-laws of Trade Description (Certification and Marking of Halal) Order 2011 has vested the power to issue halal certification to the government-appointed body mainly JAKIM and MAIN. It is also within this power that JAKIM needs to monitor the preservation of compliance of Halal certification requirements by the certified products or services. In carrying out this duty, JAKIM is vested with a wide power covering the legislative, executive and judiciary role. However by virtue of the provision in the Constitution and the law on the setting up of a government agency, there are several unresolved issues regarding the status and power of JAKIM in executing the existing assigned duty. Thus, it is the objective of this study to identify the scope of authority and jurisdictions vested in JAKIM and to critically analyse the role of JAKIM in the issuance of Halal certificate and their monitoring, controlling and enforcement activities with the aim to suggest appropriate reformation to the current governance practices. This study embarks into a qualitative research methodology which involves the exploratory approach and content analysis of the primary sources. The data collection will also involve a semi-structured in-depth interview with the experts in the area. The findings of this study show that JAKIM was formed through a different system of formation of a government agency. Thus, there is a need to determine JAKIM’s source of power and the scope of regulating and governing halal-related affairs that it has.
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The authors hereby wish to thank Ministry of Education for the award of scholarship for Phd studies of Norazlina Abdul Aziz and for funding the participation of this research in the International Halal Conference 2014. We would also like to extend our gratitude to Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Faculty of Law, UiTM and the Phd Committee supervisors, namely Associate Prof. Dr Naemah Amin, Assistant Prof Dr Noriah Ramli and Assistant Prof. Dr Majdah Zawawi of Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, IIUM for their kind assistance and endless support during the research. Our thanks are also extended to the direct and implied related authors whose writings have contributed to the data gathered in this research.
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Aziz, N.A., Ramli, N., Raof, N.A. (2016). JAKIM: Governors of Halal Affairs. In: Ab. Manan, S., Abd Rahman, F., Sahri, M. (eds) Contemporary Issues and Development in the Global Halal Industry. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1452-9_12
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