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Law No. 5/2022 against Theft on Agricultural Plots.

Country/Territory
Sao Tome and Principe
Document type
Legislation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 20, 21 February 2022.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Forestry
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force 90 days after its publication.
Abstract

This Law aims to sanction practices of theft and destruction of products on agricultural properties. The Law in particular establishes that whoever, with the illegitimate intention of appropriating for themselves or others, enters other people's agricultural properties, subtracts, transports and keeps agricultural and forestry goods, as well as species of poultry, goats, sheep, pigs and cattle or other species intended for human consumption, whose financial value is less than the minimum wage of the Civil Service, is punished with imprisonment for up to one year or a fine. Anyone who illegitimately appropriates, for their own benefit or for others, agricultural, forestry or livestock goods entrusted to their custody, is punished with imprisonment from one to three years or a fine.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org