The Kelantan state legislative assembly has unanimously passed the Kelantan Syariah Offences Enactment Bill 2026, replacing 16 provisions previously struck down by the Federal Court.

The new law directly addresses the apex court’s 2024 ruling that the provisions were invalid because the state assembly had encroached on federal jurisdiction by legislating on offences already covered by federal criminal law.

Among the provisions struck down were those criminalising the destruction of...