Relating to the Establishment and Use of Telegraph Lines, the Liability of the Telegraph Communications Service, and the Penalties and Fines for Violations

Type

Decree-Law

Number

15

Date of the text

30/05/1944

Official Gazette

published in 1944

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

10

What it provides

This decree bars establishing or using telegraph lines in Lebanon except by the government or with its permission, subject to limited exceptions, and sets fines and prison terms for unauthorised transmission and for damaging or disrupting the lines.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1944. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.