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The Penal Code 2009
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This Law to amend, supplement and annul a number of articles of the Penal Code 1999 ...
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THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM |
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No. 37/2009/QH12 |
Hanoi, June 19, 2009 |
AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE PENAL CODE
(No. 37/2009/QH12)
Pursuant to the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10;
The National Assembly promulgates the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of Penal Code No. 15/1999/QH10.
Article 1. To amend, supplement and annul a number of articles of the Penal Code
1. To abolish the capital punishment in Articles 111, 139, 153,180, 197, 221, 289 and 334.
To amend the phrase "twenty years of imprisonment, life imprisonment or capital punishment" into "twenty years of imprisonment or life imprisonment” in Clause 3, Article 111; Clause 4, Article 139; Clause 4, Article 153; Clause 3, Article 180; Clause 4, Article 197; Clause 3, Article 221; Clause 4, Article 289; and Clause 4, Article 334.
a/ To amend the phrase "five hundred thousand dong" into "two million dong" in Clauses 1 of Articles 137, 138, 139, 143, 278, 279, 280, 283, 289, 290 and 291:
b/ To amend the phrase "one million dong" into "four million dong" in Clause 1 and remove the word "over" at Point d. Clause 2 of Article 140:
c/ To amend the phrase "five million dong" into "ten million dong" in Clause 1 of Article 141.
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1. This Law takes effect on January 1, 2010.
2. The Government, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuracy shall, within the ambit of their respective tasks and powers, guide the implementation of this Law.
2. This Law was passed on June 19, 2009, by the XIIth National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 5 session.
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