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Penal Code (Amendment) Act, No. 10 of 2018.

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Sri Lanka
Criminal and penal law
2018-05-21
National
Law, Act

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The Act amends Sections 75 and 76 of the Code increasing the age of criminal liability from eight to twelve years old. The amendment extends this a litte by stating that a child between the ages of twelve and fourteen who has « not sufficient maturity of understanding » is also excepted from criminal liabilty.

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