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BHR-2015-L-101739
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Title_of_text
Law No. 10 of 2015 amending Article 320 of Law No. 15 of 1976 on the Penal Code.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Bahrain
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2015-07-16
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Toughening punishment for anyone who exposes a child below seven years old or a person incapable of protecting himself for health or mental reasons to danger. They would face three months jail and/or a fine of BD100 ($263).
Anyone who forces someone to commit such acts will also face the same penalties.
Violators will be sentenced to a minimum of one year in prison, if the crime is committed in a place empty of people.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2015-07-17
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Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1998 (BHR-1998-L-68426)
Private Educational and Training Institutions Law (issued according to Legislative Decree No. 25 of 1998).
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1976-03-20 (BHR-1976-L-61289)
Bahrain Penal Code, 1976.
Amended text(s)
2012-08-07 (BHR-2012-L-92395)
Law No. 37 of 2012 Promulgating the Child Law.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation online in Arabic
Author
Bahrain Legislation & Legal opinion commission online
Place of publication
Manama
Country
Bahrain
URL
http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/
File
K1015.pdf (PDF in Arabic)