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MMR-1998-L-72889
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Title_of_text
The Law Amending the Suppression of Prostitution Act, 1949 (Law No. 7/98).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Myanmar
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1998-04-06
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends the principal Act concerning the definition of "brothel" and increses the penalty contained in sections 5 and eight from a maximum of three to a maximum of five years imprisonment and they may also be liable to a fine.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Unofficial English Translation
Author
Burma Lawyers' Council (BLC) Laws Archive
Publisher
Via web.archive.org
Country
Myanmar
URL
http://web.archive.org/web/20110725085550/http://www.blc-burma.org/legal_resource.html#lobhtml
File
MMR72889.pdf (PDF of Law in English)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Myanmar Laws (1998-1999)
Publisher
Office of the Attorney General
Country
Myanmar
Date
2000-07
Page range
pp. 61-62