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ZAF-2022-L-112674
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Title_of_text
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Act 13 of 2021.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2022-01-28
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Act 13 of 2021 intends to amend the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007, so as to —
- extend the ambit of the offence of incest;
introduce a new offence of sexual intimidation;
substitute the phrase "a person who is mentally disabled" or "persons who are mentally disabled" wherever the phrase appears with the phrase "a person with a mental disability" or "persons with mental disabilities";
- further regulate the inclusion of particulars of persons in the National Register for Sex Offenders;
- extend the list of persons who are to be protected in terms of Chapter 6 of the Act;
- extend the list of persons who are entitled to submit applications to the Registrar of the National Register for Sex Offenders;
- further regulate the removal of particulars of persons from the National Register for Sex Offenders; and
- further regulate the reporting duty of persons who are aware that sexual offences have been committed against persons who are vulnerable; and
- to provide for matters connected therewith.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
2007-12-13 (ZAF-2007-L-85762)
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act [No. 32 of 2007].
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
South African Government
URL
https://www.gov.za/
File
ZAF112674.pdf (PDF)