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Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, No. 4 of 2017
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Afrikaans
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Afrikaans
Long title
To amend the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to provide the courts with a wider range of options in respect of orders to be issued in cases of findings that accused persons are not capable of understanding criminal proceedings so as to make a proper defence; or that accused persons are by reason of mental illness or intellectual disability or for any other reason not criminally responsible for the offences they are charged with; to clarify the composition of the panels provided for in section 79 to conduct enquiries into the mental condition of accused persons; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Amendment of section 77 of Act 51 of 1977... |
| 2. | Amendment of section 78 of Act 51 of 1977... |
| 3. | Amendment of section 79 of Act 51 of 1977... |
| 4. | Short title |
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