Syariah Penal Code · 2024 Revised Edition · Chapter IV · General Offences
213. Publication contrary to Hukum Syara’
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who —
prints, publishes, imports, broadcasts or distributes for purposes of sale or otherwise or in any other manner; or
has in his possession, any publication which gives or purports to give instruction on any matter relating to the teachings of Islam containing any matter which is contrary to
Hukum Syara’ is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $8,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.
The Court may order for any documents or thing, among others, used in the commission of or related to the offence referred to in
Court
“Court” means the Syariah Courts established under section 6(1) of the Syariah Courts Act;
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subsection (1) to be forfeited and destroyed notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted for the offence.
Terms defined in s 2
Court
Defined · s 2“Court” means the Syariah Courts established under section 6(1) of the Syariah Courts Act;
publication
Defined · s 2“publication” means any of the following — (a) book, magazine or periodical, whether in manuscript or final form; (b) sound recording; (c) picture or drawing, whether made by computer-graphics or otherwise howsoever; (d) photograph, photographic negative, photographic plate or photographic slide; or (e) paper, model, sculpture, tape, diskette, article or thing — (i) that has printed or impressed upon it any word, statement, sign or representation; or (ii) on which is recorded or stored for immediate or future retrieval any information that, by the use of any computer or other electronic device, is capable of being reproduced or shown as any picture, photograph, word, statement, sign or representation, and includes a copy of any publication;
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