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ZWE-2004-L-72803
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Title_of_text
Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (No. 23/2004).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Zimbabwe
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2004
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Roman-Dutch Criminal law no longer applies to the extent that this Code expressly or impliedly enacts, re-enacts, amends, modifies or repeals that law.
Chapter I - Preliminary
Chapter II - Elements of criminal liability
Chapter III - Crimes against the State
Chapter IV - Crimes against public order
Chapter V - Crimes against the person
Chapter VI - Property crimes
Chapter VII - Crimes involving dangerous drugs
Chapter VIII - Computer-related crimes
Chapter IX - Bribery and corruption
Chapter X - Crimes against law enforcement and public administration
Chapter XI - Crimes against the administration of justice
Chapter XII - Unfinalised crimes: threats, incitement, conspiracy and attempt
Chapter XIII - Participation or assistance in the commission of crimes
Chapter XIV - General defences and mitigating factors
Chapter XV - Permissible verdicts
Chapter XVI - General
In addition to the Acts listed below which are found in NATLEX, the following Acts are also repealed: Aircraft (offences) Act [Chapter 9:01]; Concealment of Birth Act [Chapter 9:04]; Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 68 of the 1974 Revised Edition of the Laws]; Witchcraft Suppression Act [Chapter 9:19].
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2006-07-01
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Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1995 (ZWE-1995-L-41991)
Police Act [Chapter 11:10].
Amended text(s)
1996 (ZWE-1996-L-46824)
Mental Health Act, 1996 (No. 15 of 1996).
Amended text(s)
1925-01-01 (ZWE-1925-L-57012)
Public Health Act (No. 19 of 1924)(Chapter 15), 1996 Revision.
Amended text(s)
1986-02-07 (ZWE-1986-L-57013)
Prevention of Corruption Act (No. 34 of 1985), 1996 Revision.
Amended text(s)
1996-01-01 (ZWE-1996-L-57014)
Tourism Act (1996)(Chapter 14).
Amended text(s)
1927-06-01 (ZWE-1927-L-61340)
Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07].
Amended text(s)
1956-04-23 (ZWE-1956-L-61345)
Prisons Act [Chapter 7:11].
Amended text(s)
2002-01-22 (ZWE-2002-L-85399)
Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17] (Act 1/2002, 6/2005).
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1990 (ZWE-1990-L-57018)
Infanticide Act (No. 27 of 1990)(Chapter 9), 1996 Revision.
Repealed text(s)
2001 (ZWE-2001-L-64993)
Sexual Offences Act, 2001 (No. 8).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Kubatana Net
Publisher
Network Alliance Project
URL
http://www.kubatana.net/docs/legisl/criminal_law_code_050603.pdf
File
ZWE72803.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette
Date
2004
Number
No. 23/2004
Page range
485 pages