This Part to apply only to Muslims
s 129
129. Subject to this Act, this Part only applies to Muslims.
Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966 PART 9 — OFFENCES
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Omission to register within prescribed time
s 130
130.—(1) Any person who, being required by this Act to effect the registration of any marriage or revocation of divorce, omits to do so within the prescribed time shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500. (2) Any person who contravenes section 102(5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.
Omitting to hand over book or seal or being in possession thereof without lawful excuse
s 131
131. Any person who —(a) refuses or omits to hand over any book or seal of office to the Registrar as required by this Act; or (b) is found in possession of a book or seal of office without lawful excuse after the book or seal of office ought to have been made over to or taken possession of by the Registrar, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
Unlawful register
s 132
132. Any person other than the Registrar, any president of the Syariah Court, a Kadi or a Naib Kadi who —(a) keeps any book being or purporting to be a register of Muslim marriages, divorces or revocation of divorce; or (b) issues to any person any document being or purporting to be a certificate of marriage, divorce or revocation of divorce, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
Unlawful solemnisation of marriage or registration of marriage, divorce or revocation of divorce
s 133
133. Any person who —(a) solemnises or purports to solemnise any marriage between Muslims; or (b) registers any marriage, divorce or revocation of divorce effected between Muslims, in contravention of the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
Cohabitation outside marriage
s 134
134.—(1) Any man who cohabits and lives with a woman, whether a Muslim or not, to whom he is not lawfully married, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. (2) Any woman who cohabits and lives with a man, whether a Muslim or not, to whom she is not lawfully married, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. (3) The court may, instead of sentencing a woman under subsection (2), order that she be detained in a place of safety established under any written law for such period not exceeding 12 months as it may determine.
Enticing unmarried woman from wali
s 135
135. Any person who takes or entices any unmarried woman out of the keeping of the wali of the unmarried woman without the consent of the wali shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years and shall also be liable to a fine.
Non-payment of zakat or fitrah
s 137
137.—(1) Any person who, being liable to pay any zakat and having failed to procure, in accordance with section 70, the cancellation or modification of such liability, refuses or wilfully fails to pay the same, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. (2) Whoever, being liable to pay any fitrah and having failed to procure, in accordance with section 70, the cancellation or modification of such liability, refuses or wilfully fails to pay the same, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both. (3) A conviction under this section does not operate to extinguish the debt. (4) Any zakat or fitrah due by any person or the value of the same may be recovered as if the value thereof were recoverable as a fine imposed under the provisions of this Act.
Neglect or failure to report conversion
s 138
138. Whoever, being under a duty to report to the Majlis a conversion to the Muslim religion under the provisions of this Act, wilfully neglects or fails to do so shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
False doctrine
s 139
139.—(1) Whoever teaches or publicly expounds any doctrine or performs any ceremony or act relating to the Muslim religion in any manner contrary to the Muslim law shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both. (2) In any prosecution for an offence under this section, where evidence is given by the Mufti that any doctrine, ceremony or act is contrary to the Muslim law, the court is to presume that such doctrine, ceremony or act is contrary to the Muslim law.[Act 11 of 2022 wef 17/08/2022]
Abetment
s 140
140. Any person who attempts to commit, or abets the commission of, any offence under this Act shall be punishable with the same punishment as if the person had committed the offence.
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