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MLT-2012-L-90495
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Title_of_text
Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, 2012 (Act No. VIII of 2012).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Malta
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2012-06-26
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends articles 82A, 82C, 83B, 222A, 251D, 352A of the Criminal Code as well as article 248 of the Press Act to modify the scope of application of discriminatory crimes to include "gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, language, ethnic origin, religion or belief or political or other opinion,".
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1974-08-23 (MLT-1974-L-44619)
Press Act, 1974 (No. XL of 1974) (Cap. 248).
Amended text(s)
1854 (MLT-1854-L-67028)
Criminal Code of 1854 (Cap. 9).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs
Country
Malta
URL
http://www.justiceservices.gov.mt
File
MLT90495.pdf (PDF)