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WSM-2016-L-102765
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Title_of_text
Sentencing Act 2016 (2016, No. 9).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Samoa
Subjects (Classification)
Elimination of forced labour; Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2016-02-09
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
AN ACT to set out the purposes for which defendants may be sentenced or otherwise dealt with by the courts, to promote those purposes, to aid in the public¿s understanding of sentencing practices, by providing principles and guidelines to be applied by courts in sentencing or otherwise dealing with defendants, to provide a sufficient range of sentences and other means of dealing with defendants and to provide for the interests of victims of crime and for related purposes.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
2008-01-25 (WSM-2008-L-102748)
Community Justice Act 2008 (2008, No. 5).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Parliament of Samoa
URL
http://www.palemene.ws/
File
WSM102765.pdf (PDF)