Section 4. Offence of persuading, influencing, or inciting a muslim to along faith. (CONTROL AND RESTRICTION OF THE PROPOGATION OF NON-ISLAMIC RELIGIONS ENACTMENT 1988

ENACTMENT No. 11 Of 1988
CONTROL AND RESTRICTION OF THE PROPOGATION OF NON-ISLAMIC RELIGIONS ENACTMENT 1988

PART II - OFFENCES

Section 4. Offence of persuading, influencing, or inciting a muslim to along faith.

(1) A person commits an offence if he-

(a) persuades, influences, or incites; or

(b) holds or organises any activity, performance, entertainment, or presentation whose content or message is designed to persuade, influence, or incite,

another person who is a Muslim-

(i) to become a follower or member of, or to be inclined toward, a non-Islamic religionl or

(ii) to forsake or disfavour the religion of Islam.

(2) Any person who commits and offence under subsection (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years and for a second or subsequent offence, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.

(3) It shall be a defence to a charge under sub-section (1) (a) that the accused had reason to believe, and did believe, that the other person was not a Muslim.

(4) It shall not be a defence to a charge under subsection (1) that the other person was not affected by anything said or done by the accused to him.