Infringement of the principle of non discrimination is henceforward punishable under the law. Section 3 - The provisions of Section 207 of the Code of Criminal Law are repealed. Section 207 has been amended. Manslaughter committed by a husband on his adulterate wife is no longer a specific extenuating circumstance. The offence is henceforward punishable under criminal law.
Any attempt is punishable.
The amendment consists in introducing an aggravating circumstance when the victim is the spouse. Are punishable with the same penalties, the authors of affrays and those who commit assault and battery or any other violence which do not impair lastingly and seriously the health of another. However, the chastisement inflicted on a child by persons having authority over him is not punishable. If the victim is an ascendant or the spouse of the author committing the act of violence, withdrawal of suit discontinues prosecution, lawsuit or enforcement of penalty. A paragraph has been added to section 319 to take into account the importance of family links.