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22. The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after Part V, the following Part:
“PART VA
HALAL AND HAJ MATTERS
88A.
—(1) The Majlis may issue halal certificates in relation to any product, service or activity and regulate the holders of such certificates to ensure that the requirements of the Muslim law are complied with in the production, processing, marketing or display of that product, the provision of that service or the carrying out of that activity.
(2) An application for a halal certificate shall be in such form as the Majlis may require.
(3) The Majlis may, in issuing a halal certificate, impose such condition as it thinks fit and may at any time vary, remove or add to such condition.
(4) The Majlis may, by notification in the Gazette, specify any certification mark of the Majlis for use in relation to any product, service or activity in respect of which it has issued a halal certificate under subsection (1).
(5) Any person who, without the approval of the Majlis —
(a)
issues a halal certificate in relation to any product, service or activity; or
(b)
uses any specified halal certification mark or any colourable imitation thereof,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
(6) The Majlis may, in granting approval to any person to issue any halal certificate or to use any specified halal certification mark, impose such condition as it thinks fit and may at any time vary, remove or add to such condition.
(7) The Majlis may revoke or suspend its approval granted to any person to issue any halal certificate or to use any specified halal certification mark if the person fails to comply with any condition imposed under subsection (6).
(8) Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Majlis made under this section may appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
(9) For the purposes of this Act, “product” includes food and foodstuffs.
88B. The Majlis may regulate any person providing goods or services for the purposes of the Haj —
(a)
to ensure that the requirements of the Muslim law are complied with in relation to the provision of those goods or services;
(b)
to safeguard the safety and welfare of persons to whom those goods or services are provided; and
(c)
to promote the proper administration of any matter relating to the Haj.
88C.
—(1) The Majlis may, with the approval of the Minister, make rules for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Part.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Majlis may, with the approval of the Minister, make rules for or in respect of the following matters:
(a)
to regulate the use and issue of halal certificates and the use of specified halal certification marks;
(b)
to require travel agents to obtain the approval of the Majlis to provide goods or services for the purposes of the Haj and to provide for the withdrawal of such approval in certain circumstances;
(c)
to require travel agents providing goods or services for the purposes of the Haj to maintain accounts for clients’ money received in respect of those goods or services and to regulate the particulars, report and other information to be kept and furnished in relation to such accounts;
(d)
to regulate the number of persons to whom travel agents may provide goods or services for the purposes of the Haj;
(e)
to provide that any contravention or failure to comply with any of such rules shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $10,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both; and
(f)
to prescribe fees and charges for the purposes of this Part.
(3) For the purposes of this section, “travel agent” means a person who holds a licence granted under the Travel Agents Act (Cap. 334).”.