PETALING JAYA, April 27 (Bernama) -- Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan has asked the Malaysian Administrative, Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) to conduct an indepth study on the organisation of state religious departments and councils with the emphasis placed on enforcement and litigation.
He said this was important to ensure effectiveness in the two areas concerned.
"I am of the view that it is time for us (state and federal governments) to find the best and fastest ways to ensure that issues which in principle have been decided and agreed upon at the federal level can be implemented at the states level in a wise and equitable manner.
"Indirectly, Muslims in the various states will stand to benefit from fatwas (decrees) that are gazetted besides displaying uniformity among the Muslim community," he said at 19th Conference on the Streamlining of Islamic/Civil Laws here Monday night.
The three-day conference which will end on April 29 is being attended by 68 law experts in various fields and includes state muftis, state legal advisors and chief syariah judges of the various states.
Mohd Sidek also asked the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) to develop quality training modules for the benefit of religious officers in Sabah, Sarawak and the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
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