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MWI-1930-L-79926
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Penal Code (Chapter 7:01) [as amended to Act No. 8 of 1999].
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Malawi
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1930-04-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter I - Preliminary
Chapter II - Interpretation
Chapter III - Territorial Application of this Code
Chapter IV - General Rules as to Criminal Responsibility
Chapter V - Parties to Offences
Chapter VI - Punishments
PART II - CRIMES
DIVISION I - Offences Against Public Order
Chapter VII - Treason and other Offences Against the Government's Authority
Chapter VIII - Offences Affecting Relations with Foreign States and External Tranquility
Chapter IX - Unlawful Assemblies, Riots and Other Offences Against Public Tranquility
DIVISION II - Offences against the Administration of Lawful Authority
Chapter X - Corruption and the Abuse of Office
Chapter XI - Offences Relating to the Administration of Justice
Chapter XII - Rescues, Escapes and Obstructing Officers of Court of Law
Chapter XIII - Miscellaneous Offences against Public Authority
DIVISION III - Offences Injurious to the Public in General
Chapter XIV - Offences relating to Religion
Chapter XV - Offences against Morality
Chapter XVI - Offences Relating to Marriage and Domestic Obligations
Chapter XVII - Nuisances and Offences against Health and Convenience
Chapter XVIII - Defamation
DIVISION IV - Offences against the Person
Chapter XIX - Murder and Manslaughter
Chapter XX - Duties relating to the Preservation of Life and Health
Chapter XXI - Offences Connected with Murder and Suicide
Chapter XXII - Offences Endangering Life or Health
Chapter XXIII - Criminal Recklessness and Negligence
Chapter XXIV - Assaults
Chapter XXV - Offences against Liberty
DIVISION V - Offences Relating to Property
Chapter XXVI - Theft
Chapter XXVII - Offences allied to Stealing
Chapter XXVIII - Robbery and Extortion
Chapter XXIX - Burglary, Housebreaking and Similar Offences
Chapter XXX - Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter XXXI - False Pretences
Chapter XXXII - Receiving Property Stolen or Unlawfully Obtained and like Offences
Chapter XXXIII - Frauds by Trustees and Persons in a Position of Trust, and False Accounting
DIVISION VI - Malicious Injuries to Property
Chapter XXXIV - Offences Causing Injury to Property
DIVISION VII - Forgery, coining and counterfeiting
Chapter XXXV - Definitions
Chapter XXXVI - Punishments for Forgery
Chapter XXXVII - Offences relating to Coin and to Bank and Currency Notes
Chapter XXXVIII - Counterfeit Stamps
Chapter XXXIX - Trade Marks
Chapter XL - Personation
Chapter XLI - Secret Commissions and Corrupt Practices
DIVISION VIII - Attempts ad Conspiracies to commit Crimes, and Accessories after the fact
Chapter XLII - Attempts
Chapter XLIII - Conspiracies
Chapter XLIV - Accessories after the Fact
Monograph region
Monograph title
Penal Code
Publisher
Government Printer
Country
Malawi
Page range
169 p.