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WSM-2013-L-93579
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Title_of_text
Crimes Act 2013 (2013, No. 10).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Samoa
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2013-04-05
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Solitulafono
Abstract/Citation
AN ACT to regulate crimes in Samoa, to repeal the Crimes Ordinance 1961 and consequently amend other Acts, and for related purposes.
Part I - Preliminary
Part II - Jurisdiction
Part III - Matters of Justification or Excuse
Part IV - Justification or Excuse in the Arrest of Any Person
Part V - Parties to the Commission of Offences
Part VI - Crimes Against Public Order
Part VII - Sexual Crimes
Part VIII - Crimes Against Public Welfare
Part IX - Crimes Against the persons
Part X - Assaults and Injuries to the Persons
Part XI - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice
Part XII - Organised Crime, Corruption and Transnational Offending
Part XIII - Smuggling and Trafficking in People
Part XIV - Crimes Against the Right of Property
Part XV - Crimes Involving Damage or Danger to Property or Transport
Part XVI - Threatening Harm to Persons or Property
Part XVII - Forgery and False Document
Part XVIII - Crimes Involving Electronic Systems
Part XIX - Miscellaneous Provisions
Makes consequential amendments to the following laws:
- Acts Interpretation Act 1974 (article 20A)
- Criminal Procedure Act 1972 (article 87)
- Indecent Publication Ordinance 1960 (sections 2 and 3)
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1972-12-08 (WSM-1972-L-72586)
Criminal Procedure Act 1972 (1972, No. 14).
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1961-12-16 (WSM-1961-L-72585)
Crimes Ordinance 1961 (1961, No. 13).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Parliament of Samoa
Publisher
www.parliament.gov.ws
Country
Samoa
URL
http://www.parliament.gov.ws
File
WSM93579 Eng.pdf (PDF of Act in English)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Parliament of Samoa
Publisher
www.parliament.gov.ws
Country
Samoa
URL
http://www.parliament.gov.ws
File
WSM93579 Sam.pdf (PDF of Act in Samoan)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII)
URL
http://www.paclii.org/
File
WSM93579 2019.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to 31/12/2019)