ENACTMENT No. 9 Of 1962 ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT
PART IX - OFFENCES
Section 159. Unlawful mosques.
Whoever, in contravention of the provisions of section 105, erects any mosque, or dedicates or otherwise applies any existing building as or for the purposes of a mosque, without the permission in writing of the Majlis, shall be guilty of an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and the Court may, subject to any rights of any third party, order the person convicted to demolish the building.