Section 26
Power to issue guidelines or directives
of Printing of Qur'Anic Texts Act 1986
For the purposes of this Act or the subsidiary legislation made under this Act, the Lembaga may issue guideline or directive as it considers appropriate to regulate the printing, importation, publication, sale, distribution, disposal, translation or interpretation of
Qur’anic text or Qur’anic material and may impose any condition or restriction as the Lembaga thinks fit.
(2)
Every guideline or directive issued under this Act or the subsidiary legislation made under this Act shall be published by the
Lembaga in such manner as to ensure that the guideline or directive is brought to the attention of the person who has to comply with such guideline or directive.
(3)
The Lembaga may impose a financial penalty for any non-compliance of any guideline or directive issued under this section—
(a)
where such person is an individual, to an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand ringgit; or
(b)
where such person is a body corporate, to an amount not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit.
(4)
The Lembaga may amend or revoke any guideline or directive issued under this section.
*NOTE—See section 22 of the Printing Of Qur’anic Texts (Amendment) Act 2023
[Act A1696] w.e.f 1 September 2023 which provides the following provision:
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