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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)
General provisions; 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In addition to the Acts listed below which are found in NATLEX, the following Acts are also repealed: Aircraft (offences) Act [Chapter 9:01]; Concealment of Birth Act [Chapter 9:04]; Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; Miscellaneous Offences Act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