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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE be forfeited and destroyed notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted of such offence.

Practising etc. black magic.

208. (1) Any person who practises or advertises black magic is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.

(2) Any person who seeks help from a person who practices black magic for the fulfillment of any wish 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 may make an order for any person convicted for an offence under subsection (1) or (2) to attend counselling given by any appropriate person, institution or organisation as the Court thinks fit.

(4) For the purposes of this section—

"black magic" means knot, spell, chants, words, or specific expression or special names spoken or written or doing any act with evil purposes which has the implication and the effect, in the ordinary course of nature, to cause harm to the body, heart or mind of the person affected by black magic; usually the person who practices black magic befriends, or asks for or seeks help from, Iblis, satan, jinn, evil spirits, spirits, ghosts and the like;

"knot" means an art or method to tie any matter used to practice black magic such as by using rope, thread, cloth etc.

Propagation of religion other than religion of Islam.

209. (1) Any person who propagates religion other than religion of Islam, to a Muslim or a person having no religion is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.

(2) The Court may order for any document or thing, among others, used in the commission of or related to the offence referred to in subsection (1) to be forfeited and destroyed notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted of such offence.

Persuading etc. Muslims to change religion.

210. (1) Any person who persuades, tells, causes, offers payment to, influences, incites, encourages or lets a Muslim— 1752