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Act No. 112 of 2000 to amend Chapter 48 of the Penal Code.

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
www.finlex.fi
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Entry into force on a date to be established by a separate Act.
Abstract

Chapter 48 is amended to as to provide (anew) for offences against the environment and their prosecution. The main categories of offences are: damage to and destruction of the environment (sect. 1); faults and misdemeanour in relation with the environment (sect. 3); damage and destruction caused by neglect (sect. 4). In describing the offences, various references to other environment protection legislation are made.

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