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Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 42

Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 42

s 42 Abuses of halal sign

Any person who displays, on or in respect of any food or drink which is not halal, any sign which indicates that such food or drink is halal, 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 both.

Malay text (authoritative)

Penyalahgunaan tanda halal

Mana-mana orang yang mempamerkan pada atau berkenaan dengan mana-mana makanan atau minuman yang tidak halal, apa-apa tanda yang menunjukkan bahawa makanan atau minuman itu adalah halal adalah melakukan suatu kesalahan dan apabila disabitkan boleh didenda tidak melebihi lima ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi tiga tahun atau kedua-duanya.

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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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