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Laws of Malaysia
Act 574
Punishment for public nuisance
290. Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise
punishable by this Code, shall be punished with fine which may
extend to four hundred ringgit.
Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
291. Whoever repeats or continues a public nuisance, having been
enjoined by any public servant who has lawful authority to issue
such injunction not to repeat or continue such nuisance, shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six
months or with fine or with both.
Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
292. Whoever—
(a)
sells, lets to hire, distributes, publicly exhibits or in any
manner puts into circulation, or for purposes of sale,
hire, distribution, public exhibition or circulation makes,
produces or has in his possession any obscene book,
pamphlet, paper, drawing, painting, representation or figure
or any other obscene object or document whatsoever;
(b)
imports, exports or conveys any obscene object or document
for any of the purposes aforesaid, or knowing or having
reason to believe that such object or document will be
sold, let to hire, distributed or publicly exhibited or in
any manner put into circulation;
(c)
takes part in or receives profits from any business in the
course of which he knows or has reason to believe that
any such obscene objects or documents are for any of
the purposes aforesaid, made, produced, purchased, kept,
imported, exported, conveyed, publicly exhibited or in
any manner put into circulation;
(d)
advertises or makes known by any means whatsoever that
any person is engaged or is ready to engage in any act
which is an offence under this section, or that any such
obscene object or document can be procured from or
through any person; or
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