- ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
- PART 1 – GENERAL PROVISIONS
- PART 2 – OFFENCES
- Offences against Public Order
- Terrorism
- Misleading Justice
- Escapes and Rescues
- Offences relating to Religion
- Offences against Morality
- Offences against the Person
- Offences against Reputation
- Offences against Property
- 122. Theft defined
- 123. Misappropriation defined
- 124. Obtaining property by false pretences defined
- 125. Prohibition of theft, misappropriation and false pretences
- 126. Offences resembling theft
- 127. Obtaining credit fraudulently
- 128. Fraud by trustee
- 129. False statement by promoter
- 130. False accounting
- 130A. Valueless cheques
- 130B. Obtaining money, etc., by deception
- 130C. Obtaining money, etc., by false or misleading statements
- 131. Receiving property dishonestly obtained
- 132. Demanding money, etc., with menaces
- 133. Malicious damage to property
- 134. Arson
- 135. Wrecking
- 136. Maltreatment of animals, birds or fish
- 137. Robbery
- 138. Extortion
- 139. Forgery defined
- 140. Prohibition of forgery
- 141. Uttering forged documents
- 142. Counterfeit currency
- 143. Unlawfully entering dwelling house
- 144. Criminal trespass
- 145. Piracy
- 146. Hijacking of aircraft
- Offences against Public Interest
Penal Code [Cap 135]
LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU CONSOLIDATED EDITION 2006
Commencement: 7 August 1981
CHAPTER 135 PENAL CODE
Act 17 of 1981 Act 29 of 1988 Act 14 of 1989 Act 27 of 1989 Act 17 of 2003
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1 – GENERAL PROVISIONS
Application of the Criminal Law
1. Offences within Republic 2. Offences partly or wholly abroad 3. Complicity and attempts 4. Offences abroad 5. International offences
Principles of Criminal Law
6. Criminal intent, recklessness 7. Consent as a defence 8. General rule as to burden of proof 9. Burden of proof in certain cases 10. Discharge of burden of proof by accused 11. Ignorance of law or fact 12. Mistake of fact, reasonable belief
Principles of Criminal Proceedings
13. Unfitness to plead 14. Rights of accused at trial 15. Limitation in criminal prosecutions
Criminal Responsibility
16. Punishment and responsibility 17. Age of responsibility 18. Liability of corporations 19. No vicarious liability 20. Insanity 21. Voluntary intoxication 22. Superior orders 23. Self-defence necessity, prevention of offences etc. 24. Effect of diminished responsibility 25. Failure of plea of insanity
Diminution of Responsibility
26. Compulsion and coercion 27. Provocation
Attempts and Conspiracy
28. Attempts 29. Conspiracy
Participation in Criminal Offences
30. Complicity 31. Co-offenders 32. Punishment of accomplices and co-offenders 33. Foreseeable consequences 34. Accessory after the fact 35. Inciting and soliciting commission of offence 36. Commencement of sentence 37. Calculation of sentence 38. Imprisonment of minors 39. Concurrent sentences the rule 40. Consecutive sentences 41. Custody pending trial or appeal 42. Power of court to order offender to come up for sentence if called upon 43. Power of court to discharge offender without conviction or sentence 44. Nature of periodic detention 45. Probation 46. Nature of probation 47. General conditions of probation 48. Special conditions of probation 49. Duties of probation officer 50. Breach of conditions 51. Fine 52. Imprisonment in default of payment of fine 53. Confiscation of property 54. Restitution of property 55. Addict or partially insane person 56. Review of confinement 57. Rehabilitation 58. Lapse of time
PART 2 – OFFENCES
Offences against Public Order
59. Treason 60. Inciting to mutiny 61. Communicating secrets 62. Sabotage 63. Seditious offences defined 64. Seditious conspiracy 65. Seditious statements 66. Seditious publications 67. Restrictions on prosecution for seditious offences 68. Unlawful assembly and riot defined 69. Unlawful assembly 70. Riot 71. Forcible entry 72. Forcible detainer 73. Corruption and bribery of officials 73A. Obstructing police officer
Terrorism
73B. Interpretation 73C. Terrorist act 73D. Terrorist act an offence
Misleading Justice
74. Perjury defined 75. Offence of perjury 76. False statements etc. 77. Fabricating evidence