The Swedish Penal Code
Departementsserien 1999:36
Ds 1999:36
PREFACE
The Swedish Penal Code was adopted in 1962 and entered into force on 1 January 1965. It contains provisions on most of the acts that constitute crimes in Sweden. The provisions on other crimes are to be found in special legislation. It also contains general provisions on all crimes, the sanctions for crimes and the applicability of Swedish law.
The first translation of the Penal Code into English dates from 1972. Since then, several further translations have been made – the most recent in 1996 – to take account of legislative amendments. The present translation, made by Norman Bishop, is based on a comprehensive review of earlier translations and takes account of amendments to the Penal Code up to 1 May 1999.
References to the laws adopting the amendments are
PREFACE
The Swedish Penal Code was adopted in 1962 and entered into force on 1 January 1965. It contains provisions on most of the acts that constitute crimes in Sweden. The provisions on other crimes are to be found in special legislation. It also contains general provisions on all crimes, the sanctions for crimes and the applicability of Swedish law.
The first translation of the Penal Code into English dates from 1972. Since then, several further translations have been made – the most recent in 1996 – to take account of legislative amendments. The present translation, made by Norman Bishop, is based on a comprehensive review of earlier translations and takes account of amendments to the Penal Code up to 1 May 1999.
References to the laws adopting the amendments are