PART TWO
ON CRIMES
Chapter 24 On General Grounds for Exemption from Criminal Responsibility
Section 9
An act committed by a person labouring under a misapprehension concerning its permissibility shall not result in his being liable to punishment if the mistake arose by reason of an error in the proclamation of the criminal provision or if, for other reasons, it was manifestly excusable. (Law 1994:458)
2. A mistake of law as to whether a particular type of conduct is a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court shall not be a ground for excluding criminal responsibility. A mistake of law may, however, be a ground for excluding criminal responsibility if it negates the mental element required by such a crime, or as provided for in article 33.