Section 9
Validation and indemnity
of Trade Descriptions (Amendment) 2021
The fees which were charged and collected by any competent authority named by the Minister under section 29 of the principal
Act in respect of certification and marking of halal for the period from 1 January 2012 to 22 October 2018, being the day before the date of the coming into operation of the Trade Descriptions
(Certification and Marking of Halal Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 [P.U. (A) 268/2018], shall be deemed to have been validly charged and collected.
(2)
No action or legal proceedings shall be brought, instituted or maintained against the Government of Malaysia, any officer of the Government of Malaysia, any competent authority named by the Minister under section 29 of the principal Act or any person acting under them in respect of any fees which were charged and collected in respect of certification and marking of halal during the period referred to in subsection (1), and if any action or legal proceedings has been brought, instituted or maintained, it shall be discharged and made void and no refund shall be made in respect of the fees charged and collected.