# Act No. 72 of 2017: Act Partially Amending the Penal Code

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Every law on japanlaw.org that Act No. 72 of 2017 amends, and when each change takes effect; promulgated 23 June 2017.

- Number: 平成二十九年法律第七十二号 (平成29年法律第72号), Act No. 72 of 2017
- Title: Act Partially Amending the Penal Code (刑法の一部を改正する法律)
- Promulgated: 23 June 2017
- In Japanese: https://japanlaw.org/ja/acts/429AC0000000072
- Changes to Japanese law, by date: https://japanlaw.org/en/changes (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/changes)

## Penal Code (刑法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/penal-code

- 13 July 2017: Since replaced.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending law: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/140AC0000000045)
- English title of the amending law: Written for this site with AI
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3581/tb)