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Law No. 6/2012 approving the Penal Code.

Pays/Territoire
Sao Tomé-et-Principe
Type du document
Législation
Date
2012 (2021)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Diário da República, I Série, No. 95.
Sujet
Général
Mot clé
Loi-cadre Gouvernance Lutte contre la pollution Infractions/sanctions Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Aliments pour animaux Substances dangereuses Déchets dangereux Monitorage Parasites/maladies Protection de l’environnement Pollution du sol/qualité Pollution des eaux douces Fraude Santé publique
Aire géographique
Afrique, Afrique Centrale, Pays les moins avances, Petits états insulaires en développement
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force three months after its publication.
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Portugais
Site web
www.legis-palop.org