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Section 90: Penalty not applicable for acting under order of superior

Criminal Code · CHAPTER II: OFFENCES BY PUBLIC OFFICERS

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90. Penalty not applicable for acting under order of superior Les peines énoncées aux secThe punishments specified in sections 88 et 89 ne cesseront d’être tions 88 and 89 shall not cease to applicables aux fonctionnaires ou be applicable to such functionaries préposés qui auraient agi par ordre or persons employed who shall have de leurs supérieurs, qu’autant acted by order of their superior, que cet ordre aura été donné par unless the order is given by such ceux-ci pour des objects de leur superior for matters within his comressort, et sur lesquels il leur petence, and in relation to which était dû obéissance hiérarchique, obedience was due to such superior, dans ce cas, les peines portées ciin which cases the punishments dessus ne seront appliquées qu’aux above mentioned shall only be applisupérieurs qui auront donné cet orcable to the superior who gave the dre, à moins qu’ils ne justifient euxorder, unless he can prove that he mêmes d’un ordre de l’autorité likewise has acted under an order supérieure. from superior authority.

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