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EGY-2014-L-99319
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Title_of_text
Law No. 50 of 2014 amending Law No. 58 of 1937, promulgating the Penal Code.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Egypt
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2014-06-05
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Article 306(bis)(a) of Law No. 58 of 1937 on promulgating the Penal Code is amended and replaced with a new paragraph that provides as follows: individuals who carry out sexual or obscene gestures in any manner, including by modern means of communication, will be punished with a term of imprisonment of not less than six months or a fine of EGP 3000. It also states that if the act of sexual harassment is repeated by the same individual, the punishment of imprisonment will be increased to one year and the fine to EGP 5,000-10,000.
Additional paragraph (b) added to Article 306(bis) of Law No. 58 of 1937 on promulgating the Penal Code that states as follows: if the harassment is done with the intent of receiving sexual gratification from the victim, the punishment will be a term of imprisonment of not less than one year and a fine of EGP 10,000-20,000. Moreover, any individual who uses duress to receive sexual gratification will be punished with a term of imprisonment of between two and five years and a fine of EGP 20,000-50,000.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2014-06-06
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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.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line in Arabic
Author
Eastlaws Database
Place of publication
Cario
Country
Egypt
URL
http://www.eastlaws.com/