Penal Code No13/NA.
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Type of law
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Abstract
The Penal Code intends to safeguard the political, economic and social regimes of Lao People's Democratic Republic, to protect interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, the life, health, dignity, rights and freedom of Lao people, national security and social order; to prevent and counter offences; and to educate all citizens the respect of the laws. The Penal Code consists of 425 Articles.
The Penal Code is applied to all offences committed on the territory of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Lao citizens who commit offences outside the territory of the Lao People's Democratic Republic shall be charged with and punished for such offences if they are defined as offences under this Penal Code and other related Law of the Lao People's Democratic Republic that define criminal offences and punishment.
Chapter 4 specifies the offences against civil rights and freedoms. Article 224 refers to offences of discrimination against women. Article 227 refers to offences of discrimination against Ethnic Persons.
Chapter 7 specifies crimes of infringing upon the economic management order, including: production, transportation, import, sale or exchange of prohibited goods, illegal import-export of goods, counterfeit, deceive and fraud on quality, unauthorized movement of plant, plant products and other controlled items, illegal import-export of plant, plant products or other controlled items through Lao PDR, etc. Any person who produces or trades fake animal feeds, fertilizers, veterinary drugs, pesticides. plant varieties or making copies, shall be punished (Article 291). Any person, intentionally, selling or concealing animals and animal products infected by diseases shall be punished (Article 292). Article 296 refers to importing, breeding or possession of controlled pests. Article 311 refers to breaching regulations on forest exploitation and protection. Article 313 refers to breaching regulations on electricity or water supply.
Chapter 9 specifies the offences against natural resources and environment, including: illegal logging controlled wood, slashing, burning and exploiting non timber forestry products, illegal logging, trade or moving of prohibited natural stump and special nearly extinction wood, illegal hunting, illegal fishing or catching aquatic animals, illegal land occupation, breaching national environment quality control standards, causing pollution, breaching chen1ical and hazardous waste control measures, etc.
The Penal Code is applied to all offences committed on the territory of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Lao citizens who commit offences outside the territory of the Lao People's Democratic Republic shall be charged with and punished for such offences if they are defined as offences under this Penal Code and other related Law of the Lao People's Democratic Republic that define criminal offences and punishment.
Chapter 4 specifies the offences against civil rights and freedoms. Article 224 refers to offences of discrimination against women. Article 227 refers to offences of discrimination against Ethnic Persons.
Chapter 7 specifies crimes of infringing upon the economic management order, including: production, transportation, import, sale or exchange of prohibited goods, illegal import-export of goods, counterfeit, deceive and fraud on quality, unauthorized movement of plant, plant products and other controlled items, illegal import-export of plant, plant products or other controlled items through Lao PDR, etc. Any person who produces or trades fake animal feeds, fertilizers, veterinary drugs, pesticides. plant varieties or making copies, shall be punished (Article 291). Any person, intentionally, selling or concealing animals and animal products infected by diseases shall be punished (Article 292). Article 296 refers to importing, breeding or possession of controlled pests. Article 311 refers to breaching regulations on forest exploitation and protection. Article 313 refers to breaching regulations on electricity or water supply.
Chapter 9 specifies the offences against natural resources and environment, including: illegal logging controlled wood, slashing, burning and exploiting non timber forestry products, illegal logging, trade or moving of prohibited natural stump and special nearly extinction wood, illegal hunting, illegal fishing or catching aquatic animals, illegal land occupation, breaching national environment quality control standards, causing pollution, breaching chen1ical and hazardous waste control measures, etc.
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Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No