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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Criminal Procedure Amendment Act,
No. 65 of 2008
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Afrikaans
Long title
To amend the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, to provide for the postponement of certain criminal proceedings against an accused person in custody awaiting trial through audiovisual link; to further regulate the falling away of certain convictions as previous convictions after the expiry of a fixed period; to provide for the expungement of criminal records of certain persons in respect of whom certain sentences have been imposed after the compliance with certain requirements and the expiry of a fixed period; to provide for the expungement of certain criminal records of persons under legislation enacted before the Constitition [sic – spelling] of the Republic of South Africa, 1993, took effect; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Afrikaans
Long title
To amend the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, to provide for the postponement of certain criminal proceedings against an accused person in custody awaiting trial through audiovisual link; to further regulate the falling away of certain convictions as previous convictions after the expiry of a fixed period; to provide for the expungement of criminal records of certain persons in respect of whom certain sentences have been imposed after the compliance with certain requirements and the expiry of a fixed period; to provide for the expungement of certain criminal records of persons under legislation enacted before the Constitition [sic – spelling] of the Republic of South Africa, 1993, took effect; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Insertion of section 159A, 159B, 159C and 159D in Act 51 of 1977 |
| 2. | Substitution of section 271A of Act 51 of 1977... |
| 3. | Insertion of sections 271B, 271C, 271D and 271E in Act 51 of 1977 |
| 4. | Short title and commencement |
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