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GUY-1894-L-46807
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Title_of_text
Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act (Cap. 8:02) (No. 17 of 1893).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Guyana
Subjects (Classification)
Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations; Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1894-03-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Sets forth definitions of and punishments for criminal offences. S. 27 prohibits peaceful picketing of three of more persons in the context of a labour dispute. Sections 165-168 render prostitution illegal; men found guilty of living off the earnings of a prostitute may be liable for whipping or flogging. S. 188 contains prohibitions of Sunday labour. S. 201 prohibits intimidation of workers.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2010-04-22 (GUY-2010-L-99460)
Sexual Offences Act 2010 (Cap. 8:03) (No. 7 of 2010).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-lin
Author
Laws of Guyana, Ministry of Legal Affairs
Country
Guyana
URL
http://mola.gov.gy/
File
GUY46807 2012.pdf (PDF of Act as at L.R.O. 1/2012)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Laws of Guyana
Date
1973
Page range
85 p.