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GMB-1934-L-75289
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Title_of_text
Criminal Code (Act No. 25 of 1933).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Gambia
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1934-10-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter I - Preliminary and Interpretation
Chapter II - Territorial Application of this Code
Chapter III - General Rules as to Criminal Responsibility
Chapter IV - Duties relating to the Preservation of Life and Health
Chapter V - Parties to Offences
Chapter VI - Punishments
PART II - CRIMES
DIVISION I: Offences against Public Order
Chapter VII - Treason and Other Offences against the Sovereign's Authority
Chapter VIII - Offences Affecting Relations with Foreign States and External Tranquillity
Chapter IX - Unlawful Assemblies, Riots and Other Offences Against Public Tranquillity
DIVISION II: Offences against the Administration of Lawful Authority
Chapter X - Corruption and the Abuse of Office
Chapter XI - Offences relating to the Administration of Justice
Chapter XII - Rescues and Escapes and Obstructing Officers of Court of Law
Chapter XIII - Miscellaneous Offences against Public Authority
DIVISION III: Offences Injurious to the Public in General
Chapter XIV - Offences Relating to Religion
Chapter XV - Offences against Morality
Chapter XVI - Offences relating to Marriage and Domestic Obligations
Chapter XVII - Nuisances and Offences against Health and Convenience
Chapter XVIII - Defamation
DIVISION IV: Offences against the Person
Chapter XIX - Murder and Manslaughter
Chapter XX - Infanticide and Child Destruction
Chapter XXI - Other Offences Connected with Murder and Suicide
Chapter XXII - Offences Endangering Life and Health
Chapter XXIII - Criminal Recklessness and Negligence
Chapter XIV - Assaults
Chapter XXV - Offences against Liberty
DIVISION V: Offences relating to Property
Chapter XXVI - Theft
Chapter XXVII - Offences Allied to Stealing
Chapter XXVIII - Robbery and Extortion
Chapter XXIX - Burglary, Housebreaking and Similar Offences
Chapter XXX - False Pretences
Chapter XXXI - Receiving Property Stolen or Unlawfully Obtained and Like Offences
Chapter XXXII - Frauds by Trustees and Persons in a Position of Trust, and False Accounting
DIVISION VI: Malicious Injuries to Property
Chapter XXXIII - Offences Causing Injury to Property
DIVISION VII: Forgery, Coining, Counterfeiting and Similar Offences
Chapter XXXIV - Definitions
Chapter XXXV - Punishment for Forgery
Chapter XXXVI - Offences relating to Coin
Chapter XXXVII - Counterfeit Stamps
Chapter XXXVIII - Personation
Chapter XXXIX - Secret Commissions and Corrupt Practices
DIVISION VIII: Attempts and conspiracies to Commit Crimes
Chapter XL - Attempts
Chapter XLI - Conspiracies
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1934
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Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1992-07-02 (GMB-1992-L-75291)
Criminal Code (Amendment) Act. Act No. 7 of 1992 (Cap. 10).
Amending text(s)
1994-12-16 (GMB-1994-L-75292)
Economic Crimes (Specified Offences) (Amendment) Decree, 1994. Decree No. 18 of 1994.
Amending text(s)
1994-11-25 (GMB-1994-L-75294)
Specified Offences Decree, 1994. Decree No. 16 of 1994.
Amending text(s)
1996-07-31 (GMB-1996-L-75296)
Criminal Code (Amendment) Decree, 1996. Decree No. 86 of 1996.
Amending text(s)
2004-12-28 (GMB-2004-L-75297)
Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, 2004. No. 18 of 2004.
Amending text(s)
2005-07-21 (GMB-2005-L-75299)
Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, 2005. No. 3 of 2005.
Amending text(s)
2014-10-09 (GMB-2014-L-101060)
Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, 2014 (No. 11 of 2014).
Amending text(s)
2013-12-30 (GMB-2013-L-110055)
The Sexual Offences Act, 2013.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2007-10-05 (GMB-2007-L-90622)
Trafficking in Persons Act 2007 (Act No. 11 of 2007).
Serial region
Serial title
Laws of Gambia
Date
1966
Volume
Chapter X
Page range
pp. 1221-1362
File
F1250512308/GMB75289 pp 1221_1251.pdf (PDF of Code pp. 1221-1251 (Chapter VI))
Serial title
Laws of Gambia
Date
1966
Volume
Chapter X
Page range
pp. 1221-1362
File
F1079042199/GMB75289 pp 1252_1283.pdf (PDF of Code pp. 1252-1283 (Chapter XII))
Serial title
Laws of Gambia
Date
1966
Volume
Chapter X
Page range
pp. 1221-1362
File
F973061365/GMB75289 pp 1284_1316.pdf (PDF of Code pp. 1284-1316 (Chapter XXIII))
Serial title
Laws of Gambia
Date
1966
Volume
Chapter X
Page range
pp. 1221-1362
File
F481551660/GMB75289 pp 1317_1337.pdf (PDF of Code pp. 1317-1337 (Chapter XXXI))
Serial title
Laws of Gambia
Date
1966
Volume
Chapter X
Page range
pp. 1221-1362
File
F1826891013/GMB75289 pp 1338_1362.pdf (PDF of Code pp. 1338-1362 (Chapter XLI))