Tightening of Penalties for Offences of Tampering with Electricity, Telephone and Water

Type

Law

Number

623

Date of the text

23/04/1997

Official Gazette

published in 1997

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

5

What it provides

This law increases penalties for damaging public electricity and water facilities, stealing power or water, and tampering with consumption meters, with harsher punishment for employees entrusted with managing these utilities, and provides a limited grace period for offenders to regularize their connections.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1997. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.