Section 6
Lembaga
of Printing of Qur'Anic Texts Act 1986
No person shall print or publish any Qur’anic text unless the final proof or original copy of the Qur’anic text, as the case may be, has been submitted to the Lembaga and the Lembaga has certified that the Qur’anic Verses contained in the final proof or original copy are correct and in accordance with the writing method determined by the Lembaga, whether as originally submitted or as corrected by the
Lembaga.
(2)
The certificate issued under subsection (1) shall bear an appropriate reference number and shall specify the corrections, if any, made by the Lembaga to or in respect of the Qur’anic text.
*NOTE—Previously “ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment not exceeding three years”–see paragraph 5(a) Printing of Qur’anic Texts (Amendment) Act 2023 [Act A1696].
**NOTE—Previously “five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment not exceeding one year”–see paragraph 5(b) Printing of Qur’anic Texts (Amendment) Act 2023 [Act A1696].
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(3)
Any person who contravenes the provision of subsection (1)
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding *fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.