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For a Schedule 5 offence, the accused has to adduce evidence to satisfy the court that the interests of justice permit his release. [88] The court hearing such a bail application, when the offence is a Schedule 5 or 6 offence, must conduct a careful enquiry before deciding to release the accused on bail. [89]
The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007; also referred to as the Sexual Offences Act) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa that reformed and codified the law relating to sex offences.
The NRSO was created by Chapter 6 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007. [2] It came into being on 30 June 2009 under the administration of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Details of offenders convicted before the creation of the register were collected from existing records held ...
South African criminal law is the body of national law relating to crime in South Africa.In the definition of Van der Walt et al., a crime is "conduct which common or statute law prohibits and expressly or impliedly subjects to punishment remissible by the state alone and which the offender cannot avoid by his own act once he has been convicted."
The Sexual Offences Act, 1957 (Act No. 23 of 1957, originally the Immorality Act, 1957) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa which, in its current form, prohibits prostitution, brothel-keeping and procuring, and other activities related to prostitution.
Act to give effect to section 9 read with item 23 (1) of Schedule 6 to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, so as to prevent and prohibit unfair discrimination and harassment; to promote equality and eliminate unfair discrimination; to prevent and prohibit hate speech; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Scheduled offence may refer to: An offence listed in a schedule to a statute indicating that the statute's provisions apply to such offences: Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance, 1999, Pakistan—scheduled offences are considered terrorist acts; Arms Offences Act, Singapore—scheduled offences are liable to the death penalty
Constitutional Court of South Africa: Full case name: Geldenhuys v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others : Decided: 26 November 2008: Citations [2008] ZACC 21, 2009 (2) SA 310 (CC), 2009 (1) SACR 231 (CC), 2009 (5) BCLR 435 (CC) Case history; Appealed from: Supreme Court of Appeal (S v Geldenhuys [2008] ZASCA 47) Court membership ...