Bahrain: Law No. 21 of 1980 Amending Article 29 of the Aliens (Residence & Immigration) Act of 1965

 Title

 

Bahrain: Law No. 21 of 1980 Amending Article 29 of the Aliens (Residence & Immigration) Act of 1965

 

 Date of adoption

 

15 September 1980
 Entry into force

 

18 September 1980
 Text versions ArabicSource:

Offical Journal Issue No. 1401 (18 September 1980), p. 4, Legislation & Legal Opinion Commission, Kingdom of Bahrain, accessed: 21 July 2014, http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/Media/LegalPDF/L2180.pdf

 

Abstract

Keywords: Bahrain, Laws & Regulations, Irregular MigrationArt. 29 of the Aliens Act of 1965 is replaced with the following text:

Any person who enters Bahrain illegally shall be imprisoned for no less than six months and so shall anyone who has aided him or encouraged him to commit this crime. The vehicle used to commit this crime shall be confiscated as well. The judge may not order the suspension of the sentence (Art. 29 (1)).

Any person who is convicted of another crime in violation of this law shall be sentenced to up to six months of imprisonment and a penalty of no more than 500 BHD or to either of these two (Art. 29 (2)).