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LKA-2018-L-106575
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Title_of_text
Penal Code (Amendment) Act, No. 10 of 2018.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Sri Lanka
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2018-05-21
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
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.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1883 (LKA-1883-L-67628)
Penal Code (Ordinance No. 2 of 1883).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Department of Government Printing, Sri Lanka
URL
http://www.documents.gov.lk
File
lka106575.pdf (PDF in English)