Section 15
Forfeiture and disposal of Qur’anic texts or Qur’anic material
of Printing of Qur'Anic Texts Act 1986
Where any person is charged with any offence under this
Act or regulations made thereunder involving any Qur’anic text or
Qur’anic material and the court is satisfied, on the basis of a certificate under paragraph 16(a) that there is any error or it is not in accordance with the writing method determined by the Lembaga, in respect of the Qur’anic Verses contained in the Qur’anic text or
Qur’anic material, the court shall order its forfeiture, notwithstanding that no person is convicted of any offence or that no offence is proven.
(2)
Without prejudice to subsection (1), where any person is charged in any court and it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder has been committed and that any article, including a Qur’anic text or
Qur’anic material, is the subject matter, or was used in the commission, of the offence, the court shall order the forfeiture of such article, notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted of any offence.
(3)
Any Qur’anic text or Qur’anic material which is ordered to be forfeited under subsection (1) or (2) shall be delivered to the
Lembaga to be disposed of in any manner it thinks fit.
Mufti’s certificate to be conclusive proof