ENACTMENT NO. 15 OF 1992 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1992
PART IX - PENALTIES
Section 143. Buying or selling child.
(1) A mother or father or guardian who sells, buys, or gives away his or her child or children under his or her custody to a non-Muslim person commits an offence and shall be punished with a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or with imprisonment not exceeding two years or with both such fine and imprisonment.
(2) Such sale, purchase or giving away shall be void and the child shall be delivered to any qualified person or qualified welfare home.