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Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Act, No. 12 of 2021
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-
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the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944, so as to provide for the appointment
of intermediaries and the giving of evidence through intermediaries in
proceedings other than criminal proceedings; the oath and competency of
intermediaries; and the giving of evidence through audiovisual link in
proceedings other than criminal proceedings;
- the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to further regulate the granting and cancellation of bail; the giving of evidence by means of closed circuit television or similar electronic media; the giving of evidence by a witness with physical, psychological or mental disability; the appointment, oath and competency of intermediaries; and the right of a complainant in a domestic related offence to participate in parole proceedings;
- the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997, so as to further regulate sentences in respect of offences that have been committed against vulnerable persons; and
- the Superior Courts Act, 2013, so as to provide for the appointment of intermediaries and the giving of evidence through intermediaries in proceedings other than criminal proceedings; the oath and competency of intermediaries; and the giving of evidence through audiovisual link in proceedings other than criminal proceedings
Table
of
contents- the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to further regulate the granting and cancellation of bail; the giving of evidence by means of closed circuit television or similar electronic media; the giving of evidence by a witness with physical, psychological or mental disability; the appointment, oath and competency of intermediaries; and the right of a complainant in a domestic related offence to participate in parole proceedings;
- the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997, so as to further regulate sentences in respect of offences that have been committed against vulnerable persons; and
- the Superior Courts Act, 2013, so as to provide for the appointment of intermediaries and the giving of evidence through intermediaries in proceedings other than criminal proceedings; the oath and competency of intermediaries; and the giving of evidence through audiovisual link in proceedings other than criminal proceedings
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Insertion of sections 51A, 51B and 51C in Act 32 of 1944 |
| 2. | Amendment of section 59 of Act 51 of 1977... |
| 3. | Amendment of section 59A of Act 51 of 1977.. |
| 4. | Amendment of section 60 of Act 51 of 1977... |
| 5. | Substitution of section 68 of Act 51 of 1977... |
| 6. | Amendment of section 158 of Act 51 of 1977... |
| 7. | Amendment of section 161 of Act 51 of 1977... |
| 8. | Amendment of section 170A of Act 51 of 1977... |
| 9. | Amendment of section 299A of Act 51 of 1977... |
| 10. | Amendment of section 316B of Act 51 of 1977... |
| 11. | Amendment of Schedule 1 to Act 51 of 1977... |
| 12. | Amendment of Part II of Schedule 2 to Act 51 of 1977... |
| 13. | Amendment of Schedule 7 to Act
51 of 1977... |
| 14. | Amendment of Schedule 8 of Act 51 of 1977... |
| 15. | Amendment of Part I of Schedule 2 to Act 105 of 1997... ** |
| 16. | Amendment of Part II of Schedule 2 to Act 105 of 1997...** |
| 17. | Amendment
of Part III of Schedule 2 to Act 105 of 1997...** |
| 18. | Insertion of sections 37A, 37B and 37C in Act 10 of 2013 |
| 19. | Short title and commencement |
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