Gherbal National Gazette

Decision No. 185

Suppression of acts contrary to public morals

Type
Decision
Number
185
Date of the text
02/07/1940
Official Gazette
published in 1940
Status today
In force as of 27/08/2026
Articles
12

What it provides

This decree penalizes making, possessing for trade, displaying, selling or distributing obscene publications, images, films and similar materials, as well as publicly broadcast indecent songs or speeches. It makes newspaper directors, printers and distributors liable for such publications and doubles penalties where mi

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1940. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.

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