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22nd. OCTOBER, 2013 an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.

Fraudulent collection of zakat.

239. (1) Any  ' Amil who collects zakat or fitrah and issues receipt thereof but does not surrender the amount collected to the Majlis within such period as determined by the Majlis is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $8,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.

(2) Any  ' Amil who collects zakat or fitrah and does not issue receipt thereof or issues false receipt is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $8,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.

(3) The Court shall, whether or not the  ' Amil has been convicted under subsection Ill or 121, order the collection of zakat or fitrah to be forfeited and paid to the Majlis.

Build etc. mosque without permission.

240. Any Muslim who builds, dedicates or erects a mosque or uses any existing building as or for the purposes of a mosque without the permission of the Majlis under the Religious Council and Kadis Court Act (Chapter 771 is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and the Court may, for satisfactory purposes subject to any rights of a third party, order the person convicted to close or demolish the building.

Breach of secrecy.

241. (1) Any Member of the Majlis or its servant other than those expressly authorised to do so, divulges any secret relating to the proceedings of the Majlis, which it is his duty to keep its secrecy, to any person other than His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan and any Member of the Majlis is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to the matters which have been submitted to and have received the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan.

(3) In this section, "proceedings of the Majlis" means any matter which has arisen at any meeting of the Majlis.

Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in any stage of judicial proceeding.

242. (1) Any person who intentionally insults or interrupts any public servant while the public servant is sitting in any stage of a judicial proceeding is guilty of 1763