Laws of Malaysia: Act 574
Penal Code Section 436
Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy a house, etc.
436. Whoever commits mischief by fire or any explosive substance, intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, the destruction of any building which is ordinarily used as a place of worship, or for the administration of justice, or for the transaction of public affairs, or for education, or art, or for public use or ornament, or as a human dwelling, or as a place for the custody of property or any government facility, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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