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EGY-1997-L-48339
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Title_of_text
Act No. 155 of 1997 to add a new paragraph to the text of s. 240 of the Penal Code promulgated by Act No. 58 of 1937.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Egypt
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1997-07-07
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Adds a new paragraph to s. 240 of the Penal Code promulgated by Act No. 58 of 1937, which reads as follows: " Forced labour punishment shall be inflicted for not less five years if the act provided for in the previous paragraph was committed by a doctor with the intention of transplanting an organ or part of an organ from a living person to another living person. This penalty would be inflicted for life if the action resulted in the death of the victim."
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1997-07-09
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Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1937-07-31 (EGY-1937-L-57560)
Act No. 58 of 1937, promulgating the Penal Code.
Amended text(s)
1937-07-31 (EGY-1937-L-57560)
Act No. 58 of 1937, promulgating the Penal Code.
Serial region
Serial title
Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiya
Date
1997-07-08
Volume
Vol. 40
Number
No. 23 bis
Page range
p. 2