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| Name: | Witchcraft Act (Cap. 09:02) (Proc. 7, 1927). |
| Country: | Botswana |
| Subject(s): | Criminal and penal law |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1927-04-29 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | BWA-1927-L-84995 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=84995&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Act on-line  Government of Botswana PDF (consulted on 2010-10-18) |
| Abstract/Citation: | 1. Short title 2. Offence to practise witchcraft 3. Habitual witch doctor 4. Offence to employ witch doctor 5. Offence to profess to be a witch or wizard 6. Offence to follow witch doctor's advice 7. Fortune telling, etc., for gain |