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Law No. 6/2012 approving the Penal Code.

Country/Territory
Sao Tome and Principe
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012 (2021)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 95.
Subject
General
Keyword
Framework law Governance Pollution control Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Animal feed/feedstuffs Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Monitoring Pests/diseases Protection of environment Soil pollution/quality Freshwater pollution Fraud Public health
Geographical area
Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force three months after its publication.
Abstract

This Law approves the Penal Code of Sao Tomé e Príncipe. The Code, consisting of 469 articles divided into two Books [seven Chapters (I) and four Chapters (II)], protects the legal assets essential to safeguarding the State and citizens as well as the development of institutions. It regulates the offences and limits of penalties, remissions, the transitional regime, criminal liability, and contravention. The Penal Code also deals with corruption, land, water or noise contamination or pollution, by means of poison or other substances harmful to health and human beings, creating a danger to life or serious injury to the health or physical integrity of other people. In addition, the Code also includes provisions for: animal virus or plant pest dissemination; animal feed contamination; food adulteration, etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org