Malaysia legislation

Section 98

of Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment 1995

Section 98

(1)

Whoever wilfully deals with any corpse whether to wash or to kafan or to pray for or to bury it in contravention of Hukum Syarak shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)

Whoever wilfully buries a Muslim corpse in a non-Muslim cemetery shall be guilty of an offence.

(3)

The Court shall order the corpse to be excavated, removed and be dealt with in accordance to Islamic custom.

(4)

Whoever commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.

Unlawful extraction or removal of rock material.

Section 98 — Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment 1995