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Criminal Law Amendment Act, No. 105 of 1997

Long title


To make provision for the setting aside of all sentences of death in accordance with law and their substitution by lawful punishments; to amend certain laws so as to repeal provisions relating to capital punishment; to provide for minimum sentences for certain serious offences; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE

PREAMBLE
1. Substitution of sentence of death
2. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 83 of Act 44 of 1957...”]
3. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 1 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
4. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 4 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
5. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Substitution of section 51 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
6. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 52 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
7. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 58 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
8. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 59 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
9. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Substitution of section 71 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
10. Amendment of section 72 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957
11. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 81 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
12. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 89 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
13. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 91 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
14. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 93 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
15. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Repeal of sections 104 and 105 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
16. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Substitution of section 106 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
17. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Substitution of section 114 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
18. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 145 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
19. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 147 of First Schedule to Act 44 of 1957"]
20. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 1 of Act 8 of 1959..."]
21. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Repeal of section 35 of Act 8 of 1959"]
22. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 44 of Act 8 of 1959..."]
23. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 86 of Act 8 of 1959"]
24. [...repealed by Act 2002_042_106_20030220 - was entitled “Amendment of section 94 of Act 8 of 1959”]
25. Amendment of section 30 of Act 18 of 1973
26. Repeal of section 3 of Act 94 of 1974
27. Substitution of section 18 of Act 51 of 1977
28. Amendment of section 79 of Act 51 of 1977...
29. Amendment of section 121 of Act 51 of 1977...
30. Amendment of section 140 of Act 51 of 1977
31. Amendment of section 145 of Act 51 of 1977...
32. Amendment of section 255 of Act 51 of 1977...
33. Amendment of section 257”of Act 51 of 1977
34. Amendment of section 276 of Act 51 of 1977...
35. Repeal of sections 277, 278 and 279 of Act 51 of 1977
36. Substitution of section 282 of Act 51 of 1977...
37. Amendment of section 286 of Act 51 of 1977...
38. Amendment of section 309 of Act 51 of 1977...
39.. Amendment of section 315 of Act 51 of 1977...
40. Repeal of section 316A of Act 51 of 1977
41. Substitution of section 320 of Act 51 of 1977...
42. Amendment of section 322 of Act 51 of 1977...
43. Repeal of section 323 of Act 51 of 1977
44. Repeal of sections 325A and 326 of Act 51 of 1977
45. Amendment of section 327 of Act 51 of 1977...
46. Amendment of section 1 of Act 1 of 1988
47. Repeal of sections 19 and 20 of Act 107 of 1990
48. Substitution of section 3 of Act 94 of 1992
49. Repeal of section 19 of Act 139 of 1992
50. Amendment of laws
51. Discretionary minimum sentences for certain serious offences [...Title amended by Act 2007_038_001_20071231 - was entitled "Minimum sentences for certain serious offences"]
52 ... [...repealed by Act 2007_038_002_20071231 - was entitled "Committal of accused for sentence by High Court after plea of guilty or trial in regional court"]
52A. ... [...repealed by Act 2007_038_002_20071231 - was entitled "Committal of accused for sentence by High Court after conviction in regional court of offence not referred to in Schedule 2"] [...inserted by Act 2000_062_035]
52B. ... [...repealed by Act 2007_038_002_20071231 - was entitled "Simultaneous imposition of sentence by High Court for offence referred to in Schedule 2 and offence not referred to in that Schedule"] [...inserted by Act 2000_062_035]
53. Saving
53A. Transitional provision [...inserted by Act 2007_038_004_20071231]
54. Short title
Sch. 1. SCHEDULE 1. LAWS AMENDED BY SECTION 50
Sch. 2. SCHEDULE. 2. (SECTION 51)
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
 
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