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Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2016 (Act No. 15 of 2016).

Country(ies)

Vanuatu

Subjects (Classification)

Criminal and penal law

Adopted on (Date of text)

2016-12-20

Scope of text

National

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Law, Act

Abstract/Citation

Amends the Penal Code, inter alia, by inserting a new section 92A entitled "Abduction of a person under 18 years of age" which concerns the sexual exploitation of children under the age of 18 years old.

Date of entry into force

2017-02-24
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Amended text(s)

1981-08-07 (VUT-1981-L-88512)
Penal Code [Cap 135].

Electronic source title

Legislation on-line

Author

Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII)

URL

http://www.paclii.org/

File

VUT105150.pdf (PDF)

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Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2016 (Act No. 15 of 2016).

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Advancing social justice, promoting decent work