PROCLAMATION NO. 141/1998
A PROCLAMATION TO PROVIDE FOR THE
AMENDMENT OF THE 1957 PENAL CODE
WHEREAS, it has become necessary
to amend the provision of Article 802 of the 1957 penal Code, prohibiting the
publicity and distribution of contraceptives, in line with the Economic and
Population Policies of the Country;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55(1) of the constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows:
1.
Short Title
This
Proclamation may be cited as the "1957 Penal code (Amendment) Proclamation
No. 141/1998."
2.
Amendment
The
provision of sub-Article ‘a’ of Article 802 of the 1957 Penal Code is
deleted and the provision of sub-Article ‘b’ of the same Article is
replaced as Article 802.
3.
Effective Date
This Proclamation shall come into
force as of the 15th day of December, 1998.
Done at Addis Ababa, this 15th
day of December, 1998
NEGASO GIDADA(DR)
PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
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