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

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The same penalty shall be applied to a person who does not see to it that the rescue<br />

facilities at hand be used for the purpose <strong>of</strong> resuscitating those with whom life may be<br />

concealed, but who appear as if dead, or who does not apply the methods prescribed for<br />

the care <strong>of</strong> those who have been shipwrecked or landed in other similar disaster.<br />

1) Act 82/<strong>19</strong>98, Art. 114.<br />

Art. 222 Anyone who deliberately or through inadvertence hands to a child under 15<br />

years <strong>of</strong> age, a mentally deranged person, an imbecile or an intoxicated person hazardous<br />

objects or substances, shall be subject to fines or [imprisonment] 1) for up to 3 months.<br />

1) Act 82/<strong>19</strong>98, Art. 115.<br />

Art. 223 In case a person neglect furnishing a pregnant female under his auspices<br />

necessary maternity aid so that the life or health <strong>of</strong> the child or the mother is endangered<br />

thereby, this shall be subject to fines or [imprisonment for up to 1 year.] 1)<br />

1) Act 82/<strong>19</strong>98, Art. 116.<br />

Art. 224 ? 1)<br />

1) Act 101/<strong>19</strong>76, Art. 1.<br />

Chapter XXIV. Offences against Personal Freedom<br />

Art. 225 In case a person force another one to do, suffer or omit something by exerting<br />

physical violence or threatening to expose himself/herself or his/her next-<strong>of</strong>-kin to<br />

physical violence or the deprivation <strong>of</strong> freedom or by presenting a false accusation <strong>of</strong><br />

him/her or his/her next-<strong>of</strong>-kin having committed punishable or dishonourable conduct or<br />

another such accusation, although this be true and if the compulsion is insufficiently<br />

justified on account <strong>of</strong> the matter at which the threat is aimed or finally by threatening<br />

him/her to cause considerable damage or destruction to his/her property, this is subject to<br />

fines ? 1) or imprisonment for up to 2 years.<br />

1) Act 82/<strong>19</strong>98, Art. 117.<br />

Art. 226 Anyone depriving another person <strong>of</strong> his/her freedom shall be subject to<br />

imprisonment for up to 4 years ? 1)

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