Bekendtgørelse af kriminallov for Grønland | A20230118729 — Denmark law | Esheria

Bekendtgørelse af kriminallov for Grønland

This provision sets when the Greenland Criminal Code applies, including territorial scope and limits on harsher treatment for earlier acts.

Jurisdiction
Denmark
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
A20230118729
Status
In force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
da
Updated
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About this statute

This provision sets when the Greenland Criminal Code applies, including territorial scope and limits on harsher treatment for earlier acts. Section 69 limits when prosecution may proceed, sets exceptions like self-defence and necessity, treats attempts and participation as covered, and allows fines for legal persons. Section 69 lists gross violations under the weapons law for Greenland, including serious arson, explosion, harmful gas release, flooding, shipwreck or other transport disaster, intentional attacks on water supply, and intentional dangerous contamination of goods; the final item is cut off in the source text. This section says several acts are punishable, including support for terrorism, illegal military activity, election interference, bribery, helping detainees escape, undermining defense duties, and other public-order and public-authority offences. Regler om prøveløsladelse, bistandsværge, rettighedsfortabelse, konfiskation og fuldbyrdelse af foranstaltninger.

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