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Enacted: 1997
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*SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 1997 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 559 1997, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1997.

Opening note

Preamble

An Act to provide for Syariah criminal offences, and mattersrelating thereto. [Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Labuan— 1 April 1997, P.U. (A) 103/1997; *Federal Territory of Putrajaya— 1 February 2001, P.U. (A) 251/2002] BE IT ENACTED by the Seri PadukaBaginda Yang di-PertuanAgong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara andDewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority ofthe same, as follows:

Part I

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title, commencement and application

Section 1

(2)

This Act shall apply only—

(a)

to the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and

Labuan;and

(b)

to persons professing the religion of Islam.

*NOTE—In its application to the Federal Territory of Putrajaya—see the Federal Territory ofPutrajaya

(Extension and Modification of Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act1997) Order 2002

[P.U. (A) 251/2002].

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Interpretation

Section 2

(a)

in relation to the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, asmodified by the Federal Territory (Modification ofAdministration of Muslim Law Enactment) Orders 1974[P.U. (A) 44 of 1974], 1981 [P.U. (A) 390 of 1981]

and1988 [P.U. (A) 263 of 1988] made pursuant to subsection6(4) of the Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2)

Act 1973[Act A206] and in force in the Federal Territory of KualaLumpur by virtue of subsection 6(1) of that Act and theAdministration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act 1984[Act A576]; and

(b)

in relation to the Federal Territory of Labuan, as modifiedand extended by the Federal Territory of

Labuan(Modification and Extension of Administration of

MuslimLaw Enactment) Order 1985 [P.U. (A) 352 of 1985] madepursuant to section 7 of the Constitution

(Amendment)(No. 2) Act 1984 [Act A585];

“fatwa”

means any fatwa made under section 34

of theAdministration Act;

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“Federal Territories” means the Federal Territories of Kuala

Lumpur and Labuan;

“incest” means sexual intercourse between a man and a womanwho are prohibited from marrying each other under Islamic Law;

“Islamic

Law”

means

Islamic

Law according to any recognizedmazhab;

“Judge” means a judge of the Syariah Appeal Court, the

SyariahHigh Court, and the Syariah Subordinate Court appointed undersections 41, 42 and 43 respectively, of the Administration Act;

“li’an” means an allegation made by a man under oath in accordancewith Islamic Law that his wife has committed zina;

“liwat” means sexual relations between male persons;

“Majlis”

means the

Majlis

Agama

Islam

Wilayah

Persekutuanestablished under subsection 4(1) of the Administration

Act;

“Mufti” means the person appointed to be the Mufti for theFederal

Territories under section 32 of the Administration Act,and includes the Deputy Mufti;

“muncikari” means a person who acts as a procurer between afemale and male person for any purpose which is contrary toIslamic

Law;

“musahaqah” means sexual relations between female persons;

“qazaf” means making false allegation on any person;

“takfir” means to regard a Muslim as a non-Muslim;

“zina” means sexual intercourse between a man and a womanout of wedlock.

(2)

All words and expressions used in this Act and not hereindefined but defined in the Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 [Act388] shall have the meanings thereby assigned to them respectivelyto the extent that such meanings do not conflict with Islamic Law.

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(3)

For the avoidance of doubt as to the identity or interpretationof the words and expressions used in this Act that are listed in theSchedule, reference may be made to the Arabic script for thosewords and expressions as shown against them therein.

Part II

PART II

OFFENCES RELATING TO ‘AQIDAH

Wrongful worship

Section 3

(2)

The Court may order that any device, object or thing usedin the commission of or related to the offence referred to insubsection (1) be forfeited and destroyed, notwithstanding that noperson may have been convicted of such offence.

False doctrine

Section 4

(2)

The Court may order that any document or thing used in thecommission of or related to the offence referred to in subsection(1) be forfeited and destroyed, notwithstanding that no person mayhave been convicted of such offence.

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Propagation of religious doctrines, etc.

Section 5

Any person who propagates religious doctrines or beliefs otherthan the religious doctrines or beliefs of the religion of

Islamamong persons professing the Islamic faith shall be guilty of anoffence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceedingthree thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceedingtwo years or to both.

Section 6

False claim

(a)

declares himself or any other person a prophet, ImamMahadi or wali; or

(b)

states or claims that he or some other person knows ofunnatural happenings, such declaration, statement or claim being false and contrary tothe teachings of Islam, shall be guilty of an offence and shall onconviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgitor to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

Part III

PART III

OFFENCES RELATING TO THE SANCTITY OF THE

RELIGION OF ISLAM AND ITS INSTITUTION

Insulting, or bringing into contempt, etc., the religion of Islam

Section 7

Any person who orally or in writing or by visible representationor in any other manner—

(a)

insults or brings into contempt the religion of Islam;

(b)

derides, apes or ridicules the practices or ceremoniesrelating to the religion of Islam; or

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(c)

degrades or brings into contempt any law relating to thereligion of Islam for the time being in force in the

FederalTerritories, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable toa fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment fora term not exceeding two years or to both.

Deriding, etc., Quranic verses or Hadith

Section 8

Any person who, by his words or acts, derides, insults, ridiculesor brings into contempt the verses of Al-Quran or Hadith shall beguilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine notexceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term notexceeding three years or to both.

Section 9

Contempt or defiance of religious authorities

Any person who acts in contempt of religious authority ordefies, disobeys or disputes the orders or directions of the Yangdi-PertuanAgong as the Head of the religion of Islam, the Majlisor the

Mufti, expressed or given by way of fatwa, shall be guiltyof an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine notexceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term notexceeding two years or to both.

Section 10

Defiance of Court order

Any person who defies, disobeys, disputes, degrades, bringsinto contempt any order of a Judge or Court shall be guilty of anoffence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceedingthree thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceedingtwo years or to both.

Section 11

Religious teaching without tauliah

(2)

Subsection (1) shall not apply to—

(a)

any person or class of persons exempted by the

Majlisunder section 98 of the Administration Act; or

(b)

any person who teaches or professes to teach any matterrelating to the religion of Islam in his own residence tomembers of his own household only.

Opinion contrary to fatwa

Section 12

Any person who gives, propagates or disseminates any opinionconcerning Islamic teachings, Islamic Law or any issue, contraryto any fatwa for the time being in force in the Federal

Territoriesshall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable toa fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment fora term not exceeding two years or to both.

Section 13

Religious publication contrary to Islamic Law

(a)

prints, publishes, produces, records, distributes or in anyother manner disseminates any book, pamphlet, documentor any form of recording containing anything which iscontrary to Islamic Law; or

(b)

has in his possession any such book, pamphlet, documentor recording, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable toa fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment fora term not exceeding two years or to both.

(2)

The Court may order that any book, pamphlet, document orrecording referred to in subsection (1) be forfeited and

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destroyed,notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted of anoffence connected therewith.

Failure to perform Friday prayers

Section 14

Any male person, being baligh, who fails to perform theFriday prayers in a mosque within his kariah for three consecutiveweeks without uzursyarie or without any reasonable cause shallbe guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a finenot exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a termnot exceeding six months or to both.

Section 15

Disrespect for Ramadhan

(a)

sells to any Muslim any food, drink, cigarette or otherform of tobacco for immediate consumption during suchhours; or

(b)

openly or in a public place is found to be eating, drinkingor smoking, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable toa fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment fora term not exceeding six months or to both, and for a second orsubsequent offence to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgitor to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.

Non-payment of zakat or fitrah

Section 16

Any person who, being liable to pay zakat or fitrah—

(a)

refuses or wilfully fails to pay the zakat or fitrah; or

(b)

refuses or wilfully fails to pay the zakat or fitrah throughan amil appointed, or any other person authorized, by theMajlis to collect zakat or fitrah,

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shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable toa fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment fora term not exceeding six months or to both.

Instigating neglect of religious duty

Section 17

(2)

Any person who in any manner prevents another personfrom paying zakat or fitrah shall be guilty of an offence and shallon conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousandringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year orto both.

Gambling

Section 18

(2)

In this section, “gaming house” means any premises, includinga room, an office or a stall, whether open or enclosed, used or keptfor the purpose of any game of chance or a combination of skilland chance, whether permitted by any other law or otherwise, formoney or money’s worth.

Intoxicating drinks

Section 19

(2)

Any person who makes, sells, offers or exhibits for sale,keeps or buys any intoxicating drink shall be guilty of an offenceand shall

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on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding fivethousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding threeyears or to both.

Part IV

PART IV

OFFENCES RELATING TO DECENCY

Incest

Section 20

Any person who commits incest shall be guilty of an offenceand shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding fivethousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding threeyears or to whipping not exceeding six strokes or to any combinationthereof.

Section 21

Prostitution

(2)

Any person who—

(a)

prostitutes his wife or a female child under his care; or

(b)

causes or allows his wife or a female child under his careto prostitute herself, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable toa fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment fora term not exceeding three years or to whipping not exceeding sixstrokes or to any combination thereof.

Muncikari

Section 22

Any person who acts as a muncikari shall be guilty of anoffence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceedingfive thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceedingthree years or to whipping not exceeding six strokes or to anycombination thereof.

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Section 23

Sexual intercourse out of wedlock

(2)

Any woman who performs sexual intercourse with a manwho is not her lawful husband shall be guilty of an offence andshall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousandringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three yearsor to whipping not exceeding six strokes or to any combinationthereof.

(3)

The fact that a woman is pregnant out of wedlock as a resultof sexual intercourse performed with her consent shall be primafacie evidence of the commission of an offence undersubsection (2) by that woman.

(4)

For the purpose of subsection (3), any woman who givesbirth to a fully developed child within a period of six qamariahmonths from the date of her marriage shall be deemed to have beenpregnant out of wedlock.

Opening note

Preamble

An act preparatory to sexual intercourse out of wedlock

Section 24

Any person who does an act preparatory to sexual intercourseout of wedlock shall be guilty of an offence and shall on convictionbe liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or toimprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

Section 25

Liwat

Any male person who commits liwatshall be guilty of anoffence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceedingfive thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceedingthree years or to whipping not exceeding six strokes or to anycombination thereof.

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Section 26

Musahaqah

Any female person who commits musahaqah shall be guiltyof an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine notexceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term notexceeding three years or to whipping not exceeding six strokes orto any combination thereof.

Section 27

Khalwat

(a)

man who is found together with one or more women, notbeing his wife or mahram; or

(b)

woman who is found together with one or more men, notbeing her husband or mahram, in any secluded place or in a house or room under circumstanceswhich may give rise to suspicion that they were engaged in immoralacts shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liableto a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonmentfor a term not exceeding two years or to both.

Male person posing as woman

Section 28

Any male person who, in any public place, wears a woman’sattire and poses as a woman for immoral purposes shall be guiltyof an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine notexceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term notexceeding one year or to both.

Section 29

Indecent acts in public place

Any person who, contrary to Islamic Law, acts or behavesin an indecent manner in any public place shall be guilty of anoffence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceedingone thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceedingsix months or to both.

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Part V

PART V

MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES

Giving false evidence, information or statement

Section 30

(2)

Any person who knowing or having reason to believe thatan offence has been committed under this Act or under any otherwritten law relating to the religion of Islam, gives any informationrelating to such offence which he knows or believes to be falseshall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable toa fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment fora term not exceeding two years or to both.

Takfir

Section 31

(a)

is or are kafir;

(b)

has or have ceased to profess the religion of Islam;

(c)

should not be accepted, or cannot be accepted, as professingthe religion of Islam; or

(d)

does not or do not believe in, follow, profess, or belongto, the religion of Islam,

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shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable toa fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment fora term not exceeding three years or to both.

(2)

Subsection (1) shall not apply to—

(a)

anything done by any

Court or religious authorityestablished, constituted or appointed by or under anywritten law and empowered to give or issue any rulingor decision on any matter relating to the religion of

Islam;and

(b)

anything done by any person pursuant to or in accordancewith any ruling or decision given or issued by such Courtor religious authority, whether or not such ruling or decisionis in writing or, if in writing, whether or not it is publishedin the Gazette.

Destroying or defiling mosque, surau, etc.

Section 32

Islam—

Any person who destroys, damages or defiles any mosque orsurau or other place of worship or any of its equipment with theintention of thereby insulting or degrading the religion of

Islamshall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable toa fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment fora term not exceeding two years or to both.

Section 33

Collection of zakat or fitrah without authority

Any person who collects zakat or fitrahor causes to becollected zakat or fitrah without having been appointed as amil orotherwise authorized by the Majlisshall be guilty of an offenceand shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding threethousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twoyears or to both, and the

Court shall order such collection to beconfiscated and paid into the

Fund established under section 60of the Administration Act.

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Section 34

Illegal payment of zakat or fitrah

Any person who pays or causes to be paid payment of zakator fitrah to any person not lawfully authorized to collect zakat orfitrahshall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction beliable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonmentfor a term not exceeding six months or to both.

Section 35

Encouraging vice

Any person who promotes, induces or encourages anotherperson to indulge in any vice shall be guilty of an offence and shallon conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousandringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three yearsor to both.

Section 36

Enticing a married woman

Any person who entices a married woman or takes her awayfrom or in any manner influences her to leave the matrimonialhome determined by her husband shall be guilty of an offence andshall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousandringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three yearsor to both, and the

Court shall order the said woman to return toher husband.

Section 37

Preventing married couple from cohabiting

Any person who prevents a married couple from cohabitingas a legally married couple shall be guilty of an offence and shallon conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousandringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year orto both, and the

Court shall order the couple to cohabit as a legallymarried couple.

Section 38

Instigating husband or wife to divorce or to neglect duties

Any person who instigates, forces or persuades any man orwoman to be divorced or to neglect his or her duties andresponsibilities as a husband or a wife shall be guilty of an offenceand shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding

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fivethousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding threeyears or to both.

Section 39

Enticing a female person

Any person who entices or induces or persuades any femaleperson to run away from the custody of her parents or guardianshall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable toa fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment fora term not exceeding two years or to both, and the Court may makesuch order as it deems appropriate in respect of the female person.

Section 40

Selling or giving away child to non-Muslim

Any person who sells, gives away or delivers his child or achild under his care to any person who is not a Muslim shall beguilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine notexceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term notexceeding two years or to both, and the Court may make suchorder as it deems appropriate in respect of the child.

Section 41

Qazaf

Except in cases of li‘an, any person who accuses anotherperson of committing zina without procuring four male witnessesor an iqrar of the accused person in accordance with Islamic Lawshall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable toa fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment fora term not exceeding three years or to both.

Section 42

Abuses of halal sign

Any person who displays, on or in respect of any food ordrink which is not halal, any sign which indicates that such foodor drink is halal, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on convictionbe liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or toimprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

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Part VI

PART VI

ABETMENT AND ATTEMPT

Abetment

Section 43

A person abets the doing of a thing who—

(a)

instigates any person to do that thing;

(b)

engages with one other person or more in any conspiracyfor the doing of that thing, if an act or illegal omissiontakes place in pursuance of that conspiracy, and in orderto the doing of that thing; or

(c)

intentionally aids, by any act or illegal omission, thedoing of that thing:

Explanation 1—A person who, by wilful misrepresentation, or bywilful concealment of a material fact which he is bound to disclose,voluntarily causes or procures, or attempts to cause or procure,a thing to be done is said to instigate the doing of that thing.

Explanation 2—Any person, either prior to or at the time of thecommission of an act, does anything in order to facilitate thecommission of that act, and thereby facilitates the commissionthereof, is said to aid the doing of that act.

Abetment in the Federal Territories of offences outside theFederal Territories

Section 44

A person abets an offence within the meaning of this Actwho, in the Federal Territories, abets the commission of an actoutside the

Federal Territories which would constitute an offenceif committed in the Federal Territories.

Section 45

Punishment of abetment

Any person who abets any offence shall, if the act abettedis committed in consequence of the abetment, be punished withthe punishment provided for the offence.

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Section 46

Liability of abettor when a different act is done

Where an act is abetted and a different act is done, theabettor is liable for the act done in the same manner and to thesame extent as if he had abetted the act done if the act done—

(a)

was a probable consequence of the abetment; and

(b)

was committed under the influence of the instigation, orwith the aid or in pursuance of the conspiracy whichconstituted the abetment.

Attempt

Section 47

(a)

to commit an offence punishable under this Act or underany other written law relating to Islamic law; or

(b)

to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of suchoffence, shall, where no express provision is made by this Act orby such other written law, as the case may be, for the punishmentof such attempt, be punished with such punishment as is providedfor the offence.

(2)

Any term of imprisonment imposed as a punishment for anattempt to commit an offence or to cause an offence to be committedshall not exceed one half of the maximum term provided for theoffence.

Part VII

PART VII

GENERAL EXCEPTIONS

Act of Judge when acting judicially

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Section 48

Nothing is an offence which is done by a Judge when actingjudicially in the exercise of any power which is, or which in goodfaith he believes to be, given to him by law.

Section 49

Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of a Court

Nothing is an offence which is done in pursuance of, orwhich is warranted by the judgment or order of, a Court if donewhilst such judgment or order remains in force, notwithstandingthat the Court may have no jurisdiction to pass such judgment ororder, if the person doing the act in good faith believes that theCourt had such jurisdiction.

Section 50

Act done by a person justified by law

Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who isjustified by law, or who by reason of a mistake of fact and not byreason of mistake of law in good faith believes himself to bejustified by law, in doing.

Section 51

Act of child who is not baligh

Nothing is an offence which is done by a child who is notbaligh.

Section 52

Act of person of unsound mind

(2)

For the purpose of this section, if a person was in a stateof intoxication at the time of the act or omission complained ofand—

(a)

the state of intoxication was such that he did not knowthat the act or omission was wrong or he did not knowwhat he was doing; and

(b)

the state of intoxication was caused without his consentby the malicious or negligent act of another person,

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he shall be deemed to be a person of unsound mind.

(3)

In this section, “intoxication” shall be deemed to include astate produced by drugs.

Act which a person is compelled to do by threats

Section 53

(2)

The exception under subsection (1) shall not apply if theperson doing the act placed himself, of his own accord, in thesituation by which he became subject to such constraint.

Part VIII

PART VIII

GENERAL MATTERS

Appointment of rehabilitation centre or approved home

Section 54

The Majlis may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint anyplace or institution to be an approved rehabilitation centre or anapproved home for the purposes of this Act.

Power of

Section 55

Court to commit convicted person to an approvedrehabilitation centre

Part II or under section 7, 8, 9 or 31, such Court may, inlieu of or in addition to any punishment specified for such offence,order any such person to be committed to an approved rehabilitationcentre to undergo such counselling or rehabilitation for any periodnot exceeding six months as may be specified in the order; butwhere any sentence of imprisonment is imposed together with thecounselling or rehabilitation the period thereof shall not in theaggregate exceed three years.

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Section 56

Power of Court to commit female offender to an approvedhome

Where the Court has convicted any female person of anoffence under Part IV, such Court may, in lieu of or in additionto any punishment specified for such offence, order any suchperson to be committed to an approved home for such period notexceeding six months as may be specified in such order; but whereany sentence of imprisonment is imposed together with suchcommittal the period thereof shall not in the aggregate exceedthree years.

Section 57

Repeal

(2)

Notwithstanding the repeal of Part IX of the Enactment

(the“repealed Part”) all proceedings under that repealed Part, includingany appeal from any Court under the repealed Part, shall be continuedas if this Act had not been passed.

Amendment of Section 164 of the Enactment

Section 58

Section 164 of the Enactment in its application to the

FederalTerritories is amended by substituting for the words “34 of thisEnactment” the words “28 of the Administration of Islamic

Law(Federal Territories) Act 1993”.

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Schedule

[Subsection 2(3)]

ARABIC SCRIPT FOR CERTAIN WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

‘aqidah baligh

Hadith iqrar li’an mahram musahaqah qamariah qazaf takfir zina

Act 559

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law

Short title

In force from

P.U. (A) 251/2002

Federal

Territory of

Putrajaya (Extension and

Modification of Syariah

Criminal

Offences

(Federal Territories) Act

1997) Order 2002

01-02-2001

Act 559

LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section

Amending authority

In force from

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What is SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 1997?: *SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 1997 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 559 1997, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1997.
Is SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 1997 still in force?: Yes — SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 1997 is currently in force.
When did SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 1997 take effect?: SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 1997 was first recorded in 1997.
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