Section 8. Offence of distributing any publication or publicity material concerning

ENACTMENT NO 5 OF 1989
CONTROL AND RESTRICTION OF THE PROPAGATION OF NON - ISLAMIC RELIGIONS ENACTMENT 1989

PART II - OFFENCES

Section 8. Offence of distributing any publication or publicity material concerning
non - Islamic religion to a Muslim

(1) A person commits an offence if he, in the course of distributing any publication or publicity material concerning a non - Islamic religion, directly or indirectly delivers a copy or copies of the publication or publicity material to a Muslim.

(2) Any person who commits an offence under subsection (1) shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(3) It shall be a defence to a charge under subsection (1)-

(a) that the accused had exercised reasonable care to ensure that the publication or publicity material did not fall into the hands of a Muslim;

(b) that the person to whom the accused had delivered the publication or publicity material had requested for a copy or copies of the publication or publicity material without any prompting on the part of the accused .