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Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 20

Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 20

s 20 Incest

Any person who commits incest shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to whipping not exceeding six strokes or to any combination thereof.

Malay text (authoritative)

Perbuatan sumbang mahram

Mana-mana orang yang melakukan perbuatan sumbang mahram adalah melakukan suatu kesalahan dan apabila disabitkan boleh Kesalahan Jenayah Syariah (Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan) 17 didenda tidak melebihi lima ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi tiga tahun atau disebat tidak melebihi enam sebatan atau dihukum dengan mana-mana kombinasi hukuman itu.

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Find Act 559 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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