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| Name: | Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 2010 (No. 2 of 2011). |
| Country: | Zambia |
| Subject(s): | Criminal and penal law |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2011-04-15 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | ZMB-2011-L-90117 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=90117&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Legislation on-line  National Assembly of Zambia PDF (consulted on 2012-06-08) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Amends several provisions in the Code with respect to sexual offences. In particular it amends section 133 concerning rape by replacing it with the following: 133. Any person who commits the offence of rape is liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a period of not less than fifteen years and may be liable to imprisonment for life. |
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