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22nd. OCTOBER, 2013 Forfeiture and disposal.

225. The Court may order any document, publication, thing, object or structure or anything similar used in the commission of or in relation to the offences under section 221, 222, 223, or 224 to be forfeited and disposed, notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted of such offence.

Order to repent.

226. The Court shall, after sentencing an offender for any offence under section 221, 222, 223 or 224 and before execution of the punishment, order the offender to repent.

Acquit after repentance.

227. The Court shall, after being satisfied that the offender sentenced with any offence under section 221, 222, 223 or 224 has repented, make an order of acquittal from sentence on the offender.

Fatwa.

228. (1) Any Muslim, other than the Mufti Kerajaan or a person acting under powers conferred by the Religious Council and Kadis Courts Act (Chapter 77), who issues or purports to issue any fatwa to be followed by the public on any question of Islamic doctrine or Hukum Syara '  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) If the fatwa is in the form of document, the Court may order any document 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 the offence.

Religious teaching without written approval.

229. (1) Any person who teaches any matter relating to the religion of Islam without written approval from 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) Subsection (1) does not apply to—
 * (a) any Member of the Majlis or committee of the Majlis or Secretary to the Majlis or any officer of the Court or any religious officer, religious teacher, Imam, Bilal, Religious Enforcement Officer or any person legally appointed under any written law or rules for the purpose of religious teaching or any office as may be determined by the Majlis; and 1759