Trade Description Act 2011 Halal
The act under section 29 also defines the trade description certification and marking of halal order 2011 the competent authority in malaysia in this case the department of islamic development malaysia jakim and the islamic religious council in the respective states the authority to certify any food goods or services is halal in accordance with the trade description definition.
Trade description act 2011 halal. 2 this order shall come into operation on 1 january 2012. 2 where any trade description is subject to the provisions of the written laws specified in the schedule the provisions of this act shall not have effect in relation to any such description which is applied in accordance with the requirements of that written law. 1 this order may be cited as trade description definitionof halal order2011. Trade descriptions related to halal certification and marking 2011 trade descriptions act 2011 came into effect on january 1 2012.
Provision of trade description any non halal food or products claimed as halal will be regarded as violating the act because it signifies the false trade description. The new act replaced. Relationship between halal trade description act 2011. Citation and commencement 1.
And the minister may by order published in the gazette amend the schedule. The growing market and demand for halal products have created a question of whether the legal structure is adequate to cater for the development of halal industry. With effect from january 2012 in accordance to the revised trade description act 2011 only the malaysia halal logo is accepted and recognised for use in the country. Mdtcc with the cooperation of jakim and main consistently conduct random inspections to ensure the authenticity of the halal standard and logo used.
2 trade description definition of halal order 2011 in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28 of the trade description act 2011 act 730 the minister makes the following order. In 2011 the trade description act 2011 tda 2011 was passed in august and came into force on 1st november 2011. With the order there are some implications for the use of halal logos and trademarks on products and premises in malaysia. A warta kerajaan persekutuan federal government gazette trade description act 2011 akta 730 trade description definition of halal order 2011 disiarkan oleh published by jabatan peguam negara attorney general s chambers trade description definition of halal order 2011.
Eventhough the malaysian government has prepared a healthy business infrastructure in. 2 this order comes into operation on 1 january 2012.