# Geneva Conventions Act 1957, ARTICLE 65


The penal provisions enacted by the Occupying Power shall not come into force before they have been published and brought to the knowledge of the inhabitants in their own language. The effect of these penal provisions shall not be retroactive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/5-6/52/schedule/FOURTH/part/3/chapter/3/crossheading/article-65 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/geneva-conventions-act-1957/schedule-FOURTH/part-3/chapter-3/crossheading-article-65
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