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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

Egypt
Criminal and penal law
1997-07-07
National
Law, Act

Second Region

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

Serial region

    Serial title
    Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiya
    Date
    1997-07-08
    Volume
    Vol. 40
    Number
    No. 23 bis
    Page range
    p. 2