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TZA-1945-L-59637
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Penal Code, 1945 (Cap. 16).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United Republic of Tanzania
Subjects (Classification)
General provisions; Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1945-09-28
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Penal Code of Tanzania. Divided into 44 Chapters and 8 Divisions. Division 1 deals with offences against public order, Division 2 with offences against the administration of lawful authority, Division 3 with offences injurious to the public general, Division 4 with offences against the person, Division 5 with offences relating to property, Division 6 with malicious injuries to property, Division 7 with with forgery, coining and counterfeiting and similar offences, and Division 8 with attempts, conspiracies and accessories after the fact.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1962-10-04 (TZA-1962-L-48543)
Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 3) Act 1962 (No. 61 of 1962).
Amending text(s)
2001-04-06 (TZA-2001-L-64741)
Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act, 2001 (No. 10 of 2001).
Amending text(s)
2001-04-06 (TZA-2001-L-64741)
Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act, 2001 (No. 10 of 2001).
Amending text(s)
2002-04-12 (TZA-2002-L-64744)
Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act, 2002 (No. 9 of 2002).
Amending text(s)
2002-04-12 (TZA-2002-L-64744)
Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act, 2002 (No. 9 of 2002).
Amending text(s)
1998-04-21 (TZA-1998-L-67094)
Sexual Offences Special Provisions Act, 1998.
Amending text(s)
2008-06-06 (TZA-2008-L-82132)
The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, 2008 (Act No. 6/08).
Amending text(s)
2009-11-20 (TZA-2009-L-86527)
Law of the Child Act, 2009 (Act No. 21 of 2009) (Cap. 13).
Amending text(s)
2011-06-03 (TZA-2011-L-90405)
Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2011 (No. 3 of 2011).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
United Nations
Publisher
Legislation and Treaties
URL
http://www.un.org/depts/los/index.htm
File
TZA59637.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Separate copy
Page range
126p.