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. Full text Finnish