No person shall be punished for violating any lawfully issued regulation, order, rule or other measure of a governmental authority, unless a criminal penalty is specifically authorized in the legislation containing or authorising the regulation, order, rule or measure.
Penal Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues this English expression as an unofficial translation; Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation.
Article 98
Punishment for Criminal Violations of Rules and Regulations · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
Unless the offence is classified otherwise, punishment for violations under subsection (1) shall be a Class 3 Petty Offence.