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Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 5

Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 5

s 5 Propagation of religious doctrines, etc.

Any person who propagates religious doctrines or beliefs other than the religious doctrines or beliefs of the religion of Islam among persons professing the Islamic faith shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

Malay text (authoritative)

Mengembangkan doktrin agama, dsb.

Mana-mana orang yang mengembangkan doktrin atau kepercayaan agama selain doktrin atau kepercayaan agama Islam di kalangan orang yang beragama Islam adalah melakukan suatu kesalahan dan apabila disabitkan boleh didenda tidak melebihi tiga ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi dua 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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