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ATG-1874-L-75952
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Title_of_text
Prevention of Crimes Act (Cap. 339).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Antigua and Barbuda
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1874-06-18
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Aims to prevent violent crime.
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Summary Conviction
4. Offences made punishable
5. Punishment of persons previously convicted
6. Persons subject to supervision of police
7. Duties of person subject to supervision
8. Punishment for not notifying residence
9. Indictments under this Act
10. (1) Offences against this Act
10. (2) Licence may be forfeited
10. (3) Penalty for refusing to produce licence
11. Offences against this Act
12. Offences against this Act
13. Constables may search premises
14. How previous conviction may be proved
15. Evidence against persons having received stolen
property
16. Saving as to capital punishment
17. Any person may apprehend
18. Punishment for assaulting persons apprehending
others
19. Night
20. Expenses of prosecution to be allowed
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Government of Antigua and Barbuda
URL
http://www.laws.gov.ag/acts/chapters/cap-339.pdf
Page range
10 p.
File
ATG75952.pdf (PDF)