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ZAF-2001-L-72774
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Title_of_text
Criminal Procedure Second Amendment Act, 2001 (Act 62 of 2001).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2001-12-07
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Act, which emanates from a report of the South African Law Reform Commission (as part of its investigation into the simplification of the criminal procedure), aims to amend the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act 51 of 1977), to allow a prosecutor and an accused person to enter into a plea and sentence agreement.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2001-12-14
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Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1977-04-21 (ZAF-1977-L-85628)
Criminal Procedure Act [Act No. 51 of 1977].
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Country
Republic of South Africa
URL
http://www.info.gov.za/gazette/acts/2001/a62-01.pdf