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OrdinancePublished: 1936-01-01Last amended: 1995-01-01

Criminal Law Ordinance, 1936

פקודת החוק הפלילי, 1936

Part 1 — Preliminary

Short Title

(Repealed)

Interpretation

(Repealed)

Territorial Jurisdiction

(Repealed)

Application of Ordinance

(Repealed)

Saving of Other Laws

(Repealed)

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Part 2 — General Principles of Criminal Responsibility

Criminal Responsibility

(Repealed)

Age of Criminal Responsibility

(Repealed)

Insanity

(Repealed)

Intention

(Repealed)

Knowledge

10.

(Repealed)

Recklessness

11.

(Repealed)

Negligence

12.

(Repealed)

Corporate Criminal Liability

13.

(Repealed)

Defence of Superior Orders

14.

(Repealed)

Duress

15.

(Repealed)

Necessity

16.

(Repealed)

Mistake of Fact

17.

(Repealed)

Provocation

18.

(Repealed)

Intoxication

19.

(Repealed)

Self-Defence

20.

(Repealed)

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Part 3 — Offences Against Public Order

Sedition — Definition

21.

(Repealed)

Seditious Offences

22.

(Repealed)

Treason

23.

(Repealed)

Unlawful Assembly

24.

(Repealed)

Riot

25.

(Repealed)

Riotous Destruction

26.

(Repealed)

Affray

27.

(Repealed)

Forcible Entry

28.

(Repealed)

Going Armed in Public

29.

(Repealed)

Threatening Language

30.

(Repealed)

Provoking Breach of Peace

31.

(Repealed)

Incitement to Violence

32.

(Repealed)

Conspiracy to Effect Unlawful Purpose

33.

(Repealed)

Breach of Peace by Persons on Bail

34.

(Repealed)

Spreading False News

35.

(Repealed)

Assembling for Smuggling

36.

(Repealed)

Wearing Uniforms for Political Purposes

37.

(Repealed)

Offensive Conduct at Public Meetings

38.

Any person who at any lawful public meeting acts in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called together, is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.

Obstruction of Police

39.

(Repealed)

Contempt of Court

40.

(Repealed)

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Part 4 — Offences Against the Person

Unlawful Homicide

41.

(Repealed)

Murder

42.

(Repealed)

Manslaughter

43.

(Repealed)

Suicide

44.

(Repealed)

Causing Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent

45.

(Repealed)

Wounding with Intent

46.

(Repealed)

Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm

47.

(Repealed)

Common Assault

48.

(Repealed)

Assault on Police Officer

49.

(Repealed)

Administering Poison

50.

(Repealed)

Kidnapping

51.

(Repealed)

Abduction

52.

(Repealed)

False Imprisonment

53.

(Repealed)

Criminal Intimidation

54.

(Repealed)

Stalking and Harassment

55.

(Repealed)

Abandoning a Child

56.

(Repealed)

Cruelty to Children

57.

(Repealed)

Negligent Acts Causing Death or Bodily Harm

58.

(Repealed)

Dangerous Driving

59.

(Repealed)

Concealment of Birth

60.

(Repealed)

Abortion

61.

(Repealed)

Bigamy

62.

(Repealed)

Defamation

63.

(Repealed)

Impersonation

64.

(Repealed)

Perjury

65.

(Repealed)

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Part 5 — Sexual Offences

Rape

66.

(Repealed)

Attempt to Commit Rape

67.

(Repealed)

Indecent Assault on Females

68.

(Repealed)

Indecent Assault on Males

69.

(Repealed)

Carnal Knowledge of Girls Under 16

70.

(Repealed)

Incest

71.

(Repealed)

Procurement

72.

(Repealed)

Keeping a Brothel

73.

(Repealed)

Living on Earnings of Prostitution

74.

(Repealed)

Obscene Publications

75.

(Repealed)

Unnatural Offences

76.

(Repealed)

Gross Indecency

77.

(Repealed)

Abduction for Immoral Purposes

78.

(Repealed)

Defilement of Idiots or Imbeciles

79.

(Repealed)

Sexual Exploitation of Persons in Authority

80.

(Repealed)

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Part 6 — Offences Against Property

Theft — Definition

81.

(Repealed)

Things Capable of Being Stolen

82.

(Repealed)

Punishment for Theft

83.

(Repealed)

Robbery

84.

(Repealed)

Assault with Intent to Steal

85.

(Repealed)

Extortion

86.

(Repealed)

Burglary

87.

(Repealed)

Housebreaking

88.

(Repealed)

Being Found by Night

89.

(Repealed)

Obtaining by False Pretences

90.

(Repealed)

Fraud

91.

(Repealed)

Receiving Stolen Property

92.

(Repealed)

Embezzlement

93.

(Repealed)

Criminal Breach of Trust

94.

(Repealed)

Forgery

95.

(Repealed)

Uttering Forged Documents

96.

(Repealed)

Arson

97.

(Repealed)

Malicious Damage to Property

98.

(Repealed)

Piracy

99.

(Repealed)

Fraudulent False Accounting

100.

(Repealed)

Cheating

101.

(Repealed)

Trespass

102.

(Repealed)

Handling Stolen Goods

103.

(Repealed)

Demanding with Menaces

104.

(Repealed)

Counterfeiting Trademarks

105.

(Repealed)

Uttering Counterfeit Stamps

106.

(Repealed)

Fraudulent Destruction of Deeds

107.

(Repealed)

Making Off Without Payment

108.

(Repealed)

Abstracting Electricity

109.

(Repealed)

Blackmail

110.

(Repealed)

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Part 7 — Offences Relating to Currency

Counterfeiting Currency

111.

(Repealed)

Uttering Counterfeit Coin

112.

(Repealed)

Possession of Counterfeit Coin

113.

(Repealed)

Importing Counterfeit Currency

114.

(Repealed)

Instruments for Counterfeiting

115.

(Repealed)

Defacing Currency

116.

(Repealed)

Counterfeiting Banknotes

117.

(Repealed)

Uttering Counterfeit Banknotes

118.

(Repealed)

Possession of Paper for Counterfeiting

119.

(Repealed)

Defacing Bank Notes

120.

(Repealed)

Counterfeiting Government Seals

121.

(Repealed)

Altering Genuine Documents

122.

(Repealed)

Currency Export Restrictions

123.

(Repealed)

Receiving Counterfeit Currency

124.

(Repealed)

Conspiracy to Counterfeit

125.

(Repealed)

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Part 8 — Attempts, Conspiracies and Accessories

Attempts

126.

(Repealed)

Attempts to Commit Misdemeanours

127.

(Repealed)

Conspiracy

128.

(Repealed)

Aiding and Abetting

129.

(Repealed)

Accessory After the Fact

130.

(Repealed)

Compounding Felonies

131.

(Repealed)

Compounding Misdemeanours

132.

(Repealed)

Misprision of Felony

133.

(Repealed)

Incitement

134.

(Repealed)

Liability of Principal Offenders

135.

(Repealed)

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Part 9 — Punishment

Punishments Generally

136.

(Repealed)

Death Penalty

137.

(Repealed)

Imprisonment

138.

(Repealed)

Fines

139.

(Repealed)

Whipping

140.

(Repealed)

Restitution and Compensation

141.

(Repealed)

Forfeiture

142.

(Repealed)

Probation

143.

(Repealed)

Sentencing of Young Offenders

144.

(Repealed)

Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences

145.

(Repealed)

Reduction of Sentence for Assistance

146.

(Repealed)

Suspension of Sentence

147.

(Repealed)

Pardon and Remission

148.

(Repealed)

Limitation of Prosecution

149.

(Repealed)

Saving of Existing Offences and Punishments

150.

(Repealed)

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פקודת החוק הפלילי, 1936

Criminal Code 1936

Penal Ordinance

CLO 1936

(בוטל)

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