Syariah Penal Code · s 240

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s 240Build etc. mosque without permission

Any Muslim who builds, dedicates or erects a mosque or uses any existing building as or for the purposes of a mosque without the permission

Syariah Penal Code 116 CAP.

of the Majlis under the Religious Council and Kadis Court Act (Chapter 77)

is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding

$10,000 and the Court may, for satisfactory purposes subject to any rights of a third party, order the person convicted to close or demolish the building.