ENACTMENT No. 9 Of 1962 ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT
PART IX - OFFENCES
Section 163. Religious books.
(1) Whoever shall print, publish or distribute for sale or otherwise, or whoever shall have in his possession any book or document giving or purporting to give instruction or rulings on any matter under the Muslim Law shall, if such book or document contains any matter contrary or repugnant to the belief of Ahli Sunnah Waljama'ah or to the tenets of Shafie, Hanafi, Maliki or Hambali sects or to any lawfully issued Fetua, shall be guilty of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or with a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
(2) In the case of any conviction under this section any book or document to which the conviction relates and any similar book or document found on the defendant's premises or in his possession at the time of the commission of the offence together with all packages containing the same, shall be forfeited and destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the Court directs.