Section 9. Contempt or defiance of religious authorities. (SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 1996

Enactment No. 3 Of 1996
SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 1996

PART III - OFFENCES RELATING TO THE SANCTITY OF RELIGION AND ITS INSTITUTION

Section 9. Contempt or defiance of religious authorities.

Any person who acts in contempt of religious authority or defies, disobeys or disputes the orders or directions of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong as the Head of the religion of Islam, the Majlis or the Mufti, expressed or given by way of fatwa, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.