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General Penal Code of Iceland No. 19, February 12 ... - Legislationline

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insults, bodily assault, damage to property and other acts which are likely to cause such<br />

hazard, shall be subject to? 1) imprisonment for up to 6 years. In case a violation be<br />

deemed very insignificant fines may be imposed as penalty.] 2).<br />

1) Act 82/<strong>19</strong>98, Art. 21. 2) Act 47/<strong>19</strong>41, Art. 1.<br />

Art. 89 In case an <strong>Iceland</strong>ic citizen does in hostilities carry arms against the <strong>Iceland</strong>ic<br />

State or its allies, this will be subject to imprisonment for no less than 2 years. The same<br />

penalty shall be applied to anyone who does during hostilities or impending war render<br />

enemies <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Iceland</strong>ic State aid in word or in deed or weakens the power <strong>of</strong> resistance<br />

<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Iceland</strong>ic State or its allies.<br />

Art. 90 In case a person does during hostilities or while war is impending violate an<br />

agreement or obligation which concerns arrangements made by the <strong>Iceland</strong>ic State on<br />

account <strong>of</strong> hostilities or danger <strong>of</strong> war, he/she shall be subject to ? 1) imprisonment for up<br />

to 3 years. 1)<br />

In case a person has done so through gross negligence he/she shall be punished by means<br />

<strong>of</strong> fines or [imprisonment for up to 1 year.] 1)<br />

1) Act 82/<strong>19</strong>98, Art. 22.<br />

Art. 91 Anyone who makes known, reports or does in another manner disclose to persons<br />

not concerned secret agreements, contemplations or resolutions <strong>of</strong> the State relating to<br />

matters on which its fortune or rights against other States depend or which are <strong>of</strong> major<br />

financial or commercial importance for the <strong>Iceland</strong>ic nation in relation to foreign<br />

countries, shall be subject to imprisonment for up to 16 years.<br />

The same punishment shall be applied to anyone falsifying, destroying or concealing a<br />

document or other articles on which the State’;s fortune or rights against other States<br />

depend.<br />

The same punishment shall furthermore be applied to anyone who has been charged by<br />

the <strong>Iceland</strong>ic State with negotiating or deciding something which another State and if<br />

he/she forfeits the interests <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Iceland</strong>ic State in the course <strong>of</strong> that commission.<br />

In case the act referred to in para. 1 and para. 2 above have been committed by<br />

inadvertence, the penalty shall be ? 1) imprisonment for up to 3 years, or fines if special<br />

mitigating circumstances are at hand. 1)

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