Decision on prosecuting and punishing felonies and misdemeanours relating to forgery, counterfeiting, obstruction and imitation of banknotes issued by a bank le

Type

Decision

Number

1512

Date of the text

28/07/1927

Official Gazette

published in 1927

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

4

What it provides

This decree amends Article 148 of the Penal Code and sets penalties for forging, counterfeiting, defacing and imitating banknotes issued by licensed banks. It also punishes re-circulating defaced notes and making, selling or distributing printed matter resembling currency, and provides for seizure of the materials used

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1927. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.