Original Enactment

SARAWAK

CHAPTER 46
SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES ORDINANCE, 2001

Date of Royal Assent :10 December 2001
Date of publication in the Gazette :27 December 2001
Date of coming into operation :1 December 2004 [Swk. L.N. 157/2004]
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Preamble

PART I - PRELIMINARY

Section 1. Short title, commencement and application
Section 2. Interpretation

PART II - OFFENCES RELATING TO ‘AQIDAH

Section 3. Wrongful worship
Section 4. False doctrine
Section 5. Propagation of religious doctrines, etc
Section 6. False claim

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

Section 7. Insulting, or bringing into contempt, etc., the religion of Islam
Section 8. Deriding, etc. Quranic verses or Hadith
Section 9. Contempt or defiance of religious authorities
Section 10. Defiance of Court order
Section 11. Religious teaching without tauliah
Section 12. Opinion contrary to fatwa
Section 13. Religious publication contrary to Islamic Law
Section 14. Disrespect for Ramadhan
Section 15. Gambling
Section 16. Intoxicating drinks

PART IV - OFFENCES RELATING TO DECENCY
Section 17. Incest
Section 18. Prostitution
Section 19. Muncikari
Section 20. Sexual intercourse out of wedlock
Section 21. An act preparatory to sexual intercourse out of wedlock
Section 22. Liwat
Section 23. Musahaqah
Section 24. Khalwat
Section 25. Man posing as woman
Section 26. Indecent acts in public place

PART V - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES

Section 27. Giving false evidence, information or statement
Section 28. Takfir
Section 29. Destroying or defiling mosque, etc.
Section 30. Collection of zakat or fitrah without authority
Section 31. Illegal payment of zakat or fitrah
Section 32. Encouraging vice
Section 33. Enticing a married woman
Section 34. Preventing married couple from cohabiting
Section 35. Instigating husband or wife to divorce or to neglect duties
Section 36. Enticing a woman
Section 37. Selling or giving away child to non-Muslim
Section 38. Qazaf
Section 39. Abuses of halal sign

PART VI - ABETMENT AND ATTEMPT

Section 40. Abetment
Section 41. Abetment in the State of offences outside the State
Section 42. Punishment of abetment
Section 43. Liability of abettor when a different act is done
Section 44. Attempt

PART VII - GENERAL EXCEPTIONS

Section 45. Act of Judge when acting judicially
Section 46. Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of a Court
Section 47. Act done by a person justified by law
Section 48. Act of child who is not baligh
Section 49. Act of person of unsound mind
Section 50. Act which a person is compelled to do by threats

PART VIII - GENERAL MATTERS

Section 51. Appointment of approved rehabilitation center or approved home
Section 52. Power of Court to commit convicted person to an approved rehabilitation center
Section 53. Power of Court to commit female offender to an approved home
Section 54. Repeal

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