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The Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa that governs criminal procedure in South Africa's legal system.It details the procedure for the whole system of criminal law, including search and seizure, arrest, the filing of charges, bail, the plea, the testimony of witnesses and the law of evidence, the verdict and sentence, and appeal.
Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 1970: 13: South-West Africa Constitution Amendment Act, 1970: 14: Part Appropriation Act, 1970: 15: Bible Society of South Africa Act, 1970: 16: Judges' Remuneration and Pensions Amendment Act, 1970: 17: General Law Amendment Act, 1970: 18: Wine and Spirits Control Amendment Act, 1970: 19: Bantu Laws Amendment Act ...
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 Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 lists four methods of securing the attendance of an accused person in court. [4] These bear an important relationship to the constitutional rights of freedom and security of the person, [5] of freedom of movement and residence, [6] of access to the courts [7] and of "arrested, detained and accused persons."
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Amendment Act, 1994: 3: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Second Amendment Act, 1994: The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993, came into force on 27 April 1994 with the election of the first non-racial Parliament on that date. 4: South African Passports and Travel Documents ...
Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1978 (45 of 1978) Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1980 (63 of 1980) Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1983 (43 of 1983) Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 1983 (46 of 1983) Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1988 (32 of 1988) Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1990 (10 of 1990)
Act No. 105 of 1997: Territorial extent: Republic of South Africa: Enacted by: Parliament of South Africa: Assented to: 27 November 1997: Commenced: 13 November 1998 (§1–50); 1 May 1998 (§51–53) Legislative history; Bill title: Criminal Law Amendment Bill: Bill citation: B46—1997: Introduced by: Dullah Omar, Minister of Justice: Summary
The General Law Amendment Act, number 37 of 1963 (commenced 2 May), commonly known as the 90-Day Detention Law, [1] allowed a South African police officer to detain without warrant a person suspected of a politically motivated crime for up to 90 days without access to a lawyer. When used in practice, suspects were re-detained for another 90-day ...