Law No. 3 of 2005 Concerning the Amendment of the Provisions of the Correction and Rehabilitation Centres (‘Prisons’) Law No. 6 of 1998

Law No. 3 of 2005 Concerning the Amendment of the Provisions of the Correction and Rehabilitation Centres (‘Prisons’) Law No. 6 of 1998

The President of the Palestinian National Authority,

Having reviewed the Amended Basic Law of 2003,

Having reviewed the Correction and Rehabilitation Centres (‘Prisons’) Law No. 6 of 1998, and

Based upon the approval of the Legislative Council during its session of 8 December, 2004,

I hereby promulgate the following law:

Article 1

Paragraph 1 of Article 60 of the Correction and Rehabilitation Centres (‘Prisons’) Law shall be as follows:

The sentence of capital punishment shall not be executed against a pregnant female prisoner who is sentenced to capital punishment. If she delivers a child alive, the court which issued the judgement of capital punishment shall reduce the penalty to life imprisonment.

Article 2

A new Article 44 (b) shall be added to the law mentioned above as follows:

The rules and regulations pertaining to indemnity for work injuries set forth in the Labour Law shall apply to injuries which affect prisoners during their work.

Article 3

Every provision which contradicts the provisions of this law is hereby repealed.

Article 4

All competent authorities, each one within its sphere of jurisdiction, shall implement the provisions of this law, which shall enter into force thirty (30) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Issued in the city of Ramallah on 11 January, 2005 AD, corresponding to 30 Thu Al-Qi’da 1425 AH.

Rawhi Fattouh

President of the Palestinian National Authority