Administration of Muslim Law (Foreign Halal Certification Bodies) Rules 2025

No. S 647

Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966

Administration of Muslim Law
(Foreign Halal Certification Bodies)
Rules 2025

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 88C of the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966, the Majlis Ugama Islam, Singapura, with the approval of the Acting Minister‑in‑charge of Muslim Affairs, makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Rules are the Administration of Muslim Law (Foreign Halal Certification Bodies) Rules 2025 and come into operation on 1 October 2025.

Fees for application and recognition as foreign halal certification body

2.—(1)  An application for recognition of a person, authority or entity as a foreign halal certification body under section 88AA(1) of the Act must be accompanied by the application fee specified in the Schedule.

(2)  Upon the grant of recognition of the person, authority or entity as a foreign halal certification body, the recognition fee set out in the Schedule is payable to the Majlis.

Assessments and audits

3.—(1)  The Majlis may require any employee of —

(a) an applicant for recognition as a foreign halal certification body; or

(b) a foreign halal certification body,

to undergo such training course or assessment for competency in such manner as the Majlis may specify.

(2)  The Majlis may require an applicant for recognition as a foreign halal certification body, or a foreign halal certification body, to undergo such audit in such manner as the Majlis may specify, and the audit is to be conducted by or under the supervision of the Majlis or by any accounting entity or auditor appointed by the Majlis.

(3)  The appropriate fee for the assessment for competency or the audit, as specified in the Schedule, is payable to the Majlis by the applicant for recognition as a foreign halal certification body, or the foreign halal certification body.

Restriction on transfer of recognition

4.  A foreign halal certification body must not transfer or assign the benefit of its recognition under section 88AA(1) of the Act to any other person, authority or entity without the written consent of the Majlis.

Non‑compliance with Rules or conditions

5.  If any person, authority or entity recognised as a foreign halal certification body fails to comply with rule 3 or 4, or with any conditions or limitations imposed under section 88AA(4) of the Act, the Majlis may —

(a) revoke or suspend the recognition of the person, authority or entity as a foreign halal certification body;

(b) impose additional conditions or limitations on the foreign halal certification body; or

(c) vary the conditions or limitations imposed on the foreign halal certification body.

Compoundable offence

6.  An offence under section 88AA(6) of the Act may be compounded by the Majlis in accordance with section 88E of the Act.

Appeals

7.  To avoid doubt, section 88H of the Act applies to any decision of the Majlis made under these Rules.

Time bar for application for recognition

8.—(1)  Paragraph (2) applies to a person, authority or entity (called in this rule an appellant) who appeals to the Appeal Committee under section 88H of the Act against a decision of the Majlis —

(a) to refuse the appellant’s application for recognition as a foreign halal certification body; or

(b) to revoke or suspend the appellant’s recognition as a foreign halal certification body.

(2)  An appellant whose appeal mentioned in paragraph (1) is rejected by the Appeal Committee under section 88I(4)(a) of the Act must not submit an application to be recognised as a foreign halal certification body within a period of one year after the date of the notification of the Appeal Committee’s decision to reject the appeal.

THE SCHEDULE

Rules 2 and 3(3)

Fees

First column		Second column
1. Application for recognition as a foreign halal certification body		$1,000 per application
2. Recognition as a foreign halal certification body, with a validity period of 3 years		$2,000
3. Assessment for competency		$120 per assessment
4. Audit, if performed on‑site		$700 per man day of audit or part thereof

Made on 26 September 2025.

MOHAMED SA’AT BIN ABDUL RAHMAN

President,
Majlis Ugama Islam,
Singapura.

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