Law Repealing Articles 317, 474 and 475 of the Penal Code and Replacing Them with Other Provisions

Type

Law

Date of the text

01/12/1954

Official Gazette

published in 1954

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

2

What it provides

This law repeals articles 317, 474 and 475 of the penal code and replaces them with provisions punishing incitement of sectarian, racial or communal strife, contempt for religious rites, and attacks on places of worship or disruption of religious ceremonies.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1954. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.