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BTN-2004-L-87826
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Penal Code of Bhutan, 2004.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Bhutan
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2004-08-11
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Sets out the list of penal offences in Bhutan including offences with respect to human trafficking (articles 154-155), trafficking of children (articles 227-228)), trafficking a person for prostitution (articles 379-380) and illegal immigration (articles 440-447). Also has articles on forced labour or 'Felonious restraint' which is, inter alia, defined as holding "another person in a condition of involuntary servitude" (article 173(b)).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2011-05-24 (BTN-2011-L-91356)
Penal Code (Amendment) Act of Bhutan 2011.
Amending text(s)
2021-02-17 (BTN-2021-L-113979)
Penal Code (Amendment) Act of Bhutan 2021.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Laws in English and Dzongkha
Author
Office of the Attorney General
Publisher
http://oag.gov.bt/acts/
Country
Bhutan
URL
http://oag.gov.bt/acts/
File
BTN87826 English.pdf (PDF of Law in English)