Administration of Muslim Law (Halal Certificates) (Amendment) Rules 2008

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 30 Jan 2008

No. S 38

Administration of Muslim Law Act

(Chapter 3)

Administration of Muslim Law (Halal Certificates) (Amendment) Rules 2008

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 88C of the Administration of Muslim Law Act, read with section 199A of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68), the Majlis Ugama Islam, Singapura, with the approval of the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, charged with the responsibility for the portfolio of the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports (G.N. No. S 323/2006), hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Administration of Muslim Law (Halal Certificates) (Amendment) Rules 2008 and shall come into operation on 1st February 2008.

New rule 6

2. The Administration of Muslim Law (Halal Certificates) Rules (R 8) are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 5, the following rule:

“Compoundable offence

6. An offence under section 88A(5) of the Act may be compounded by the President or any officer authorised by him, in accordance with section 199A of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68), by collecting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum of money not exceeding $2,000.”.

Made this 18th day of January 2008.

MOHAMMAD ALAMI MUSA

President,
Majlis Ugama Islam,
Singapura.

[MUI/HF/73; AG/LEG/SL/3/2002/1 Vol. 3]

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