Article 252 Whoever purposely commits an act that might cause the spread of an infection or an epidemic shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years. The penalty shall be capital punishment if this act results in the death of any person. Article 253 Whoever accidentally spreads an infection or an epidemic shall be punished with imprisonment for a term up to three years and/or a fine not exceeding ten thousand Qatari Riyals (QR 10.000). A prison term not exceeding seven years and a fine not exceeding twenty thousand Qatari Riyals (20.000QR) shall apply if this act causes death. Article 254 Whoever purposely pollutes or spoils a well, public water supply, or any other water resource, or makes the water unusable in any way shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and a fine not exceeding twenty thousand Qatari Riyals (QR 20.000). Imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months and a fine not exceeding two thousand Qatari Riyals (2.000QR), or one of these two penalties, shall apply if this happens by mistake or out of negligence or ignorance of the law or legal notices. Article 255 Whoever purposely pollutes the national or territorial water and the water of the economic zone of the State of Qatar by draining or leaking chemical or oil materials, ship oils, laboratory or factory wastes, or dirty sewage water or any other materials that cause pollution whether from a ship or any source on land or an apparatus or tank intended to store the previously mentioned materials or transfer them from one place to another by sea or land, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and/or a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand Qatari Riyals (QR 200.000). Imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding fifty thousand Qatari Riyals (50.000QR), or one of these two penalties, shall apply if this happens by mistake, through negligence, or ignorance of the laws or legal notices. In addition to the penalties mentioned in the two previous Paragraphs, the offender shall pay a fine equivalent to the value of the damage caused. Part 7 Social Crimes Chapter One Crimes Related to Religions and the Violability of the Dead Article 256 Whoever commits the following acts shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years: