Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 251

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251. (1) Whosoever shall use violence, including moral and, or, psychological violence, and, or coercion, in order to compel an other person to do, suffer or omit anything or to diminish such other person’s abilities or to isolate that pers on, or to restrict access to m oney, education or employment shall, on conviction, be liable to the punishment laid down in sub-article (1) of the last preceding article. (2) Where the offender shall have attained his end, he shall be liable to the punishment laid down in sub-article (2) of the la st preceding article. (3) Whosoever shall cause another to fear that violence will be used against him or his property or against the person or prope rty of any of his ascendants, descenda nts, brothers or sisters or a ny person mentioned in article 222(1) shall be liable to the punishments prescribed in sub-a rticle (1) decreased by one to t wo degrees: Provided that where the offe nder shall have attained his end, he shall be liable to the punishment laid down in sub-arti cle 134 CAP . 9.] CRIMINAL CODE (2) decreased by one to two degrees. Harassment. Added by: XX.2005.15. Amended by: L.N. 407 of 2007; XXIV .2014.27. Substituted: XIII.2018.24.

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