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Law No. 11 of 2004 Issuing the Penal Code

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 11Date: 10/05/2004 Corresponding to 21/03/1425 HijriNumber of Articles: 401Status: In force

Official Gazette :Issue: 7Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 30/05/2004 Corresponding to 11/04/1425 HijriPage from: 53

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Article 278 ( Amended By Law 28 / 2006 )
Starting Date: 14/06/2004 Expiry Date : 27/07/2006

Whoever begs in roads or public places, leads or encourages minors to beg shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.

Or, in lieu of this penalty, the beggar is assigned to one of the correction facilities made for this purpose.
Article 278
Starting Date: 27/07/2006

(replaced by Article 1 of Law No. 28 of 2006)

Whoever begs in roads or public places, leads or encourages minors to beg shall be punished with imprisonment for a term up to one year. Or, in lieu of the said penalty, the beggar can be housed in one of the correction facilities made for this purpose. In all cases, the money resulting from the offence shall be confiscated and a judgment of the stipulated penalty issued.

Article 278 - (Amended By Law 28 /2006)
Starting Date : 27/07/2006

(replaced by Article 1 of Law No. 28 of 2006)

Whoever begs in roads or public places, leads or encourages minors to beg shall be punished with imprisonment for a term up to one year. Or, in lieu of the said penalty, the beggar can be housed in one of the correction facilities made for this purpose. In all cases, the money resulting from the offence shall be confiscated and a judgment of the stipulated penalty issued.

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Starting Date : 14/06/2004 Expiry Date: 27/07/2006

Whoever begs in roads or public places, leads or encourages minors to beg shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.

Or, in lieu of this penalty, the beggar is assigned to one of the correction facilities made for this purpose.

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