Law Placing into Effect the Draft Law Authorising the Governor to Take Charge of All Matters Relating to Public Morals, Ethics and Decency

Type

Law enacted by Decree

Number

17245

Date of the text

21/08/1964

Official Gazette

published in 1964

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

2

What it provides

This law lets the governor regulate public morals, decency and public modesty in his province through decisions, and makes violating those decisions punishable under the penal code.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1964. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.