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Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 216

Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 216

s 216 Refusing to sign statement

Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him when required to sign that statement by a religious officer legally competent to require that he shall sign that statement shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.

Malay text (authoritative)

Enggan menandatangani pernyataan

Barang siapa enggan menandatangani mana-mana pernyataan yang dibuat olehnya apabila dikehendaki menandatangani pernyataan itu oleh seorang pegawai agama yang kompeten di sisi undang-undang untuk menghendakinya menandatangani pernyataan itu adalah melakukan suatu kesalahan dan apabila disabitkan boleh didenda tidak melebihi satu ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi enam bulan atau kedua-duanya.

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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).

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