Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 47
s 47 Attempt
(1) Any person who attempts—
(a) to commit an offence punishable under this Act or under any other written law relating to Islamic law; or
(b) to cause such an offence to be committed,
and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall, where no express provision is made by this Act or
by such other written law, as the case may be, for the punishment of such attempt, be punished with such punishment as is provided for the offence.
(2) Any term of imprisonment imposed as a punishment for an attempt to commit an offence or to cause an offence to be committed shall not exceed one half of the maximum term provided for the offence.
Malay text (authoritative)
Percubaan
(1) Mana-mana orang yang cuba—
(a) melakukan sesuatu kesalahan yang boleh dihukum di bawah Akta ini atau di bawah mana-mana undang-undang bertulis lain yang berhubungan dengan Hukum Syarak; atau
(b) menyebabkan kesalahan itu dilakukan,
dan dalam percubaan itu melakukan apa-apa perbuatan ke arah pelakuan kesalahan itu hendaklah, jika tiada peruntukan nyata dibuat oleh Akta ini atau undang-undang bertulis lain itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, bagi hukuman percubaan itu, dihukum dengan apa-apa hukuman yang diperuntukkan bagi kesalahan itu.
(2) Apa-apa tempoh pemenjaraan yang dikenakan sebagai hukuman bagi suatu percubaan untuk melakukan suatu kesalahan atau untuk menyebabkan suatu kesalahan dilakukan tidak boleh melebihi satu perdua daripada tempoh maksimum pemenjaraan yang diperuntukkan bagi kesalahan itu.
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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).
