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LKA-2006-L-74477
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Title_of_text
Penal Code (Amendment) Act, No. 16 of 2006
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Sri Lanka
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2006-04-24
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends sections 2 (scope), 308A and 345. Inserts new sections 286B on "Duty of person providing service by computer to prevent sexual abuse of a child" and 286C on "Duty to inform of use of premises for child abuse". Also inserts a new section 358A on "Debt bondage, serfdom, forced or compulsory labour, slavery and recruitment of children for use in armed conflict". Replaces section 360C on trafficking and inserts sections 360D and 360E on "Offences related to adoption" and on "Soliciting a child". Also amends sections 364, 365, 365A and 365B.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1883 (LKA-1883-L-67628)
Penal Code (Ordinance No. 2 of 1883).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher
www.oecd.org
URL
http://www.oecd.org
File
LKA74477.pdf (PDF of Act)
Serial region
Serial title
Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Date
2006-04-28
Volume
Supplement to Part II