The State Law and Order
Restoration Council
The
Law Amending the City of
Yangon Municipal Act
(The State Law and Order
Restoration Council Law
No.8/91)
The 10th Waxing Day of Kason,
1353 M.E.
(22nd April, 1991)
The State
Law and Order Restoration
Council hereby enacts the
following Law: -
1. This
Law shall be called the
Law Amending the City of
Yangon Municipal Act.
2. The
expression "shall
be punished for each such
offence with fine which
may extend to the amount"
contained in section 205
sub-section (b) of the City
of Yangon Municipal Act
shall be substituted by
the expression "shall
he punished for each such
offence with fine or imprisonment
or both."
3. The
expression "Fine which
may be imposed" which
is the heading of the third
column of the Schedule contained
in section 205 of the City
of Yangon Municipal Act
shall be substituted by
the expression "Fine
or imprisonment or both
which may be imposed."
4. In the
first column of the Schedule
contained in section 205
of the City of Yangon Municipal
Act: -
(a) the fines imposed in
the third column in respect
of section 98, section 99,
section 127, section 138
sub-section (3) and section
154 sub-section (1) respectively
shall be substituted by
the penalties "Minimum
fine kyats 500, maximum
fine kyats 5,000, or minimum
imprisonment I month, maximum
imprisonment 6 months, or
both.";
(b) the
ilfle5 imposed in the third
column in respect of section
100 and section 159 sub-section
(2) shall be substituted
by the penalties Minimum
fine kyats 1,000, maximum
fine kyats 5,000, or minimum
imprisonment 3 months, maximum
imprisonment 1 year or both."
(c) the
fine imposed in the third
column in respect of section
103 shall he substituted
by the penalties "Minimum
fine kyats 500, maximum
fine kyats 5,000, or minimum
imprisonment 1 months, maximum
imprisonment 6 months or
both.";
(d) the
fines imposed in the third
column in respect of section
108 subsection (1) clause
(b) shall be substituted
by the penalties "Minimum
fine kyats 500, maximum
fine kyats 5,000.";
(e) the
fines imposed in the third
column in respect of section
121 subsection (1), section
123 sub-section (1), section
124, section 153, section
154 sub-section (4), section
162 sub-section (1), section
167 sub-section (1), section
170 sub-section (6), section
172, section 173 sub-section
(2) and section 175 sub-section
(7) respectively shall he
substituted by the penalties
"Minimum fine kyats
5,000, maximum fine kyats
50,000, or minimum imprisonment
3 months, maximum imprisonment
1 year, or both.";
(f) the
fines imposed in the third
column in respect of section
125 subsection (1) clause
(a) and section 144 sub-section
(1) shall be substituted
by the penalties "Minimum
fine kyats 1,000, maximum
fine kyats 10,000, or minimum
imprisonment 3 months, maximum
imprisonment 1 year, or
both.";
(g) the
fines imposed in the third
column in respect of section
125 subsection (1) from
clause (b) to clause (e),
section 156 sub-section
(3), section 157 sub-section
(1) and section 157 sub-section
(3) respectively shall he
substituted by the penalties
"Minimum fine kyats
2,000, maximum fine kyats
20,000, or minimum imprisonment
3 months, maximum imprisonment
1 year, or both.";
(h) the
fines imposed in the third
column in respect of section
126 subsection (I) and section
130 sub-section (2) shall
be substituted by the fine
"Minimum fine kyats
100, maximum fine kyats
1,000.";
(i) the
fine imposed in the third
column in respect of section
132 shall he substituted
by the penalties "Minimum
fine kyats 1,000, maximum
fine kyats 5,000, or minimum
imprisonment 1 month, maximum
imprisonment 6 months, or
both for a first offence
and minimum fine kyats 2,000,
maximum tine kyats 10,000,
or minimum imprisonment
3 months, maximum imprisonment
1 year, or both for any
subsequent offence.";
(j) the
fines imposed in the third
column in respect of section
133 and section 134 shall
be substituted by the penalties
"Minimum fine kyats1,000,
maximum fine kyats 10,000,
or minimum imprisonment
I month, maximum imprisonment
6 months, or both for a
first offence and minimum
fine kyats 2,000, maximum
fine kyats 20,000, or minimum
imprisonment 3 months, maximum
imprisonment 1 year, or
both for any subsequent
offence.";
(k) the
fine imposed in the third
column in respect of section
135 shall be substituted
by the penalties "Minimum
fine kyats 500, maximum
fine kyats 5,000, or minimum
imprisonment I month, maximum
imprisonment 6 months, or
both for a first offence
and minimum fine kyats 1,000,
maximum fine kyats 10,000,
or minimum imprisonment
3 months maximum imprisonment
1 year, or both for any
subsequent offence.";
(l) the
fine imposed in the third
column in respect of section
147 subsection (1) shall
be substituted by the penalties
"Minimum fine kyats
3,000, maximum fine kyats
30,000, or minimum imprisonment
3 months, maximum imprisonment
1 year, or both.";
(m) the
fine imposed in the third
column in respect of section
163 subsection (1) and section
164 sub-section (1) shall
be substituted by the penalties
"Minimum fine kyats
1,000, maximum fine kyats
5,000, or minimum imprisonment
I month, maximum imprisonment
6 months, or both.";
5. The
expression "Certain
offences punishable with
fine," in the side
note shown against section
205 of the City of Yangon
Municipal Act shall he substituted
by the expression "Certain
offences punishable with
fine or imprisonment or
both.";
6. In respect
of the daily fines imposed
in the third column of the
Schedule contained in section
206 of the City of Yangon
Municipal Act:-
(a) the expression "Five
kyats" shall be substituted
by the expression "Fifty
kyats";
(b) the
expression "Ten kyats"
shall be substituted by
the expression "One
hundred kyats";
(c) the
expression "Twenty
kyats" shall be substituted
by the expression "Two
hundred kyats"
(d) the
expression "Twenty-five
kyats" shall he substituted
by the expression "Two
hundred and fifty kyats";
(e) the
expression "Fifty
kyats" shall be substituted
by the expression "Five
hundred kyats";
(f) the
expression "One hundred
kyats" shall he substituted
by the expression "One
thousand kyats".
Sd./
Saw Maung
Senior General
Chairman
The State Law and Order
Restoration Council
