Section 9

Any person who acts in contempt of religious authority ordefies, disobeys or disputes the orders or directions of the Yangdi-PertuanAgong as the Head of the religion of Islam, the Majlisor the

Mufti, expressed or given by way of fatwa, shall be guiltyof an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine notexceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term notexceeding two years or to both.