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Law No. 12/2017/QH14, of June 20, that amends the Criminal Code
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Viet Nam
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2017-06-20
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Law No. 12/2017/QH14, of June 20, that amends the Criminal Code
Abstract/Citation
This law amends the Criminal Code promulgated by Law No. 100/2015/QH13, of November 27.
The following articles are amended:
3. Leniency
9. Classification of crimes
14. Preparation for crimes
19. Misprision
61. Non-application of time limit for sentence execution
71. Conviction expungement under a court's decision
76. Scope of criminal responsibility of corporate legal entities
112. Rebellion
134. Deliberate infliction of bodily harm upon another person
151. Trafficking of a person under 16
175. Abuse of trust to appropriate property
186. Denial or avoidance of obligation to provide support
195. Manufacturing and trading of counterfeit animal feeds, fertilizers, veterinary medicines, pesticides, plant varieties, animal breeds
199. Offences related to electricity supply
206. Offences against regulations of law on banking operations and banking-related activities
217a. Offences against regulations of law on multi-level marketing
227. Offences against regulations on survey, exploration and extraction of resources
232. Offences against regulations on extraction and protection of forests and forest products
233. Offences against regulations on forest management
234. Offences against regulations on protection of wild animals
235. Causing environmental pollution
244. Offences against regulations on protection of endangered and rare animals
259. Offences against regulations on management of narcotic substances, precursors, narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs
260. Road traffic offences
261. Obstruction of road traffic
262. Allowing the use of unroadworthy road vehicles or heavy-duty vehicles
263. Requesting an unqualified person to operate a vehicle on public roads
264. Allowing an unqualified person to operate a vehicle on public roads
265. Organizing illegal street races
266. Illegal street racing
267. Offences against regulations on control of railway vehicles
268. Obstruction of rail traffic
269. Putting unsafe railway vehicles or equipment into operation
270. Requesting an unqualified person to operate railway vehicles
271. Allowing an unqualified person to operate railway vehicles
272. Offences against regulations on control of water-borne vehicles
273. Obstruction of waterway traffic
274. Allowing the use of unsafe water-borne vehicles
275. Requesting an unqualified person to operate water-borne vehicles
276. Allowing an unqualified person to operate water-borne vehicles
277. Offences against regulations on airplane operation
278. Obstruction of air traffic
279. Allowing the use of unsafe airplanes and air navigation equipment
280. Requesting or allowing an unqualified person to operate an airplane
281. Offences against regulations of maintenance, repair and management of traffic works
283. Operating airplanes against aviation laws of Socialist Republic of Vietnam
284. Operating maritime vehicles against maritime laws of Socialist Republic of Vietnam
295. Violations against regulations of law on occupational safety, occupational hygiene and safety in crowded areas
296. Violations against regulations of law on employment of workers under 16
297. Coercive labor
298. Offences against regulations of law on construction that lead to serious consequences
306. Illegal manufacture, possession, transport, use, trading or appropriation of hunting rifles, cold weapons, sporting weapons or combat gears
307. Offences against regulations of law on management of weapons, explosive materials and combat gears
308. Negligence in management of weapons, explosive materials, and combat gears that results in serious consequences
309. Illegal manufacture, possession, transport, use, spreading, trading or appropriation of radioactive substances or nuclear materials
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Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2018-01-01
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Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2015-11-15 (VNM-2015-L-117255)
Law No. 100/2015/QH13, of November 27, that promulgates the Criminal Code
Electronic region
Electronic source title
WIPO Lex Database
Country
Viet Nam
URL
https://www.wipo.int/en/web/wipolex/index
File
LAW 12 2017 VNM.pdf (Law (PDF))