Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 342

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342. In respect of the contravention under article 338( bb), where the act consists in uttering blasphemous words or expressions, the minimum punishment to be awarded shall in no case be less than a fine ( ammenda) of eleven euro and sixty-five cents (€11.65) and the maximum punishment may be imprisonment for a term of three months - saving always the provisions of Title IV of Part II of Book First. Disqualification on conviction under article 340 (a). Added by: XVI.1963.2.

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