General Penal Code
The Legislature
  • GPC governs the criminal law of Iceland
Territorial extentIceland
Enacted byThe Legislature
Enacted12 February 1940
Status: In force

General Penal Code (Icelandic: Almenn hegningarlög) governs the criminal law in Iceland. The code is passed under Act no.19 and revised acts have been adopted in principal areas of law, such as the Act on Customs and the Act in Respect of Children. In the last few years, legislation is updated in certain fields of law, such as in banking, communications, corporations and intellectual property rights.[1]

Structure

General Penal Code of 1940, sub-divided into 29 chapters, comprises 269 articles.[2]

Chapters Articles Description
Chapter I 1 - 11 Conditions for Authority of Penalties, Sphere of Application of Penal Law ? 1)et al.
Chapter II 12 - 19 General Conditions for Imposition of Penalties
Chapter III 20 - 23 Attempt and Participation
Chapter IV 24 - 30 Rules of Indictment
Chapter V 31 - 55 On the Penalties
Chapter VI 56 - 61 On Conditionally Suspended Indictment and Suspended Sentences
Chapter VII 62 - 69 On Security Measures, Deprivation of Civil Rights and Confiscation of Assets
Chapter VIII 70 - 79 Factors Influencing Determination of Penalty
Chapter IX 80 - 85 Limitations of Criminal Liability, Cancellation of Sanctions and Restoration of Civil Rights.
Chapter X 86 - 97 High Treason
Chapter XI 98 - 105 Offences against the Constitution of the State and its Supreme Administration
Chapter XII 106 - 117 Offences against the Authorities
Chapter XIII 118 - 127 Offences against Public Peace and General Order
Chapter XIV 128 - 141 Offences while Exercising a Public Office
Chapter XV 142 - 149 False Testimony and False Accusations
Chapter XVI 150 - 154 Counterfeit of Money and other Offences respecting Legal Tender
Chapter XVII 155 - 163 Falsification of Documents and other Offences pertaining to Visible Evidence
Chapter XVIII 164 - 175 Offences Causing Danger to the Public
Chapter XIX 176 - 179 Miscellaneous Offences against Public Interests
Chapter XX 180 - 187 Violations of Rules respecting Maintenance and Employment Practice
Chapter XXI 188 - 193 Offences against Family Relationships
Chapter XXII 194 - 210 Sexual Offences
Chapter XXIII 211 - 224 Manslaughter and Bodily Injuries
Chapter XXIV 225 - 227 Offences against Personal Freedom
Chapter XXV 228 - 242 Defamations and Offences against the Inviolability of Private Life
Chapter XXVI 243 - 256 Enrichment Offences
Chapter XXVII 257 - 264 Miscellaneous Offences pertaining to Financial Rights
Chapter XXVIII 265 - 267 Provisions on Compensation, Cancellation of Inheritance Right et al.
Chapter XXIX NA NA

References

  1. ↑ "The legal system in Iceland | sff.is". sff.is. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  2. ↑ "General Penal Code No. 19, February 12, 1940". Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-04-02.


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