TY - JOUR AU - Hussain, Mohammad Azam AU - Hassan, Rusni AU - Azhar, Alias PY - 2016/11/20 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Procedures of Appointment and Cessation of the Shariah Committee Member of the Islamic Banks and Takaful Companies in Malaysia: Legal Analysis JF - International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues JA - IJEFI VL - 6 IS - 7S SE - Articles DO - UR - https://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/3618 SP - 266-270 AB - <p>The <em>Shariah</em> Committee is entrusted with the duties and responsibilities to ensure that the Islamic banking and <em>takaful </em>institutions comply with the <em>Shariah</em> principles in its operations and business activities. The<strong> </strong>procedures of appointment and cessation are among the important points that should be discussed in relation to the <em>Shariah</em> Committee.  Such elements reflect the effectiveness, objectivity and independence of the <em>Shariah</em> Committee in discharging their duties.  In Malaysia the appointment, re-appointment and cessation of the member of the <em>Shariah </em>Committee are regulated by legislations governing Islamic financial business. With the objective to scrutinize the procedures prescribed by legislations, this study adopted legal research method. By using content analysis, the study found that several loopholes existed in the existing legislations which should be addressed by relevant authoritative. This is significant in order to strengthen the legal framework as well as to avoid any legal conflict in the future.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong><em>Shariah</em> Committee; Appointment of <em>Shariah</em> Committee; Islamic Finance</p><p><strong>JEL Classifications: </strong>G02, G2<strong></strong></p> ER -