Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 23
s 23 Sexual intercourse out of wedlock
(1) Any man who performs sexual intercourse with a woman who is not his lawful wife 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.
(2) Any woman who performs sexual intercourse with a man who is not her lawful husband 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.
(3) The fact that a woman is pregnant out of wedlock as a result of sexual intercourse performed with her consent shall be prima facie evidence of the commission of an offence under subsection (2) by that woman.
(4) For the purpose of subsection (3), any woman who gives birth to a fully developed child within a period of six qamariah months from the date of her marriage shall be deemed to have been pregnant out of wedlock.
Malay text (authoritative)
Persetubuhan luar nikah
(1) Mana-mana orang lelaki yang melakukan persetubuhan dengan orang perempuan yang bukan isterinya yang sah adalah 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.
(2) Mana-mana orang perempuan yang melakukan persetubuhan dengan orang lelaki yang bukan suaminya yang sah adalah 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.
(3) Hakikat bahawa seorang perempuan hamil luar nikah akibat daripada persetubuhan yang dilakukan dengan kerelaannya adalah keterangan prima facie tentang pelakuan kesalahan di bawah subseksyen (2) oleh orang perempuan itu.
(4) Bagi maksud subseksyen (3), mana-mana orang perempuan yang melahirkan anak yang sempurna sifatnya dalam tempoh yang kurang daripada enam bulan qamariah dari tarikh pernikahannya hendaklah disifatkan telah hamil luar nikah.
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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).
