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MMR-2019-L-108181
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Penal Code Amendment Law (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No 10 of 2019).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Myanmar
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2019-03-26
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
ရာဇသတ်ကြီးကို ပြင်ဆင်သည့်ဥပဒေ
Abstract/Citation
Amends the Penal Code, sections 15 (definition of imprisonment for life) and section 376 (penalty for rape). Rape of a woman over the age of 12 years old is punishable by a prison term of up to 20 years. For conjugal rape, the term of imprisonment is for a maximum of up to two years. For rape of a girl child under the age of 12 years old, the maximum term is life imprisonment.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1861-05-01 (MMR-1861-L-61342)
Penal Code, 1861.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, Government of Myanmar
URL
https://pyidaungsu.hluttaw.mm
File
MMR108181.pdf (PDF of Law in Burmese and English)