ENACTMENT NO. 8 OF 1982 THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM AND,
THE MALAY CUSTOM OF PAHANG ENACTMENT 1982
PART IX - OFFENCES
Section 185. Use of statement to absolve from responsibility.
Any Muslim who states that he has ceased to be a Muslim with the intention to absolve himself from his responsibility as a Muslim towards any person as required by Hukum Syara’ shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.