'Necessity - national proceedings' in document 'Denmark - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

Chapter 3
Conditions Regarding Criminal Liability

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An act which is normally punishable shall not be punished if it was necessary in order to avert threat of damage to a person or to property, and if the offence may be regarded as only of relatively minor importance.