Whoever purposely sets fire to an occupied property or a place prepared for housing, or for keeping money, a ship, oil well, or machines or equipment to
produce, refine and transport oil, oil storage, or public resources shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not less than five years and not exceeding
fifteen years.
Article 234
The above-mentioned penalties, shall apply to any person who purposely sets fire indirectly to objects in order to transmit fire to the thing to be burnt.
Article 235
The death penalty or life imprisonment shall apply to any case of arson mentioned in the preceding Articles leading to the death of another person.
Article 236
Without prejudice to any other more severe penalty stipulated by law, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding five
thousand Qatari Riyals (5.000QR), or one of these two penalties, shall apply to any person who accidently sets fire to another person's property.
Chapter Two
Transgression on Public Facilities
Article 237
Whoever purposely destroys, ravages or damages machines, pipes, or equipment related to the facilities of water, electricity, gas, oil, telegraph, telephone,
wireless, radio or television or any other public facilities and this action leads to the disablement or destruction of the facility shall be punished with
imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years.
Article 238
Whoever purposely destroys, ravages or damages fixed health facilities, mobile health units or their supplies, machines or tools and this action causes the
facility to breakdown or become inoperable, or useless, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.
Article 239
Whoever purposely destroys or damages any public sewer or drains, airports, roads, or public bridges shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not
exceeding five years.
The same penalty shall be imposed on any person who purposely destroys or damages any of the fixed signs in airports or public ports, or changes their