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Section 11

Religious teaching without tauliah

of Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997

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Section 11
(1)

Any person who teaches or professes to teach any matterrelating to the religion of Islam without a tauliah granted undersection 96 of the Administration Act shall be guilty of an

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

(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.