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ZAF-1996-L-72785
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Title_of_text
Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 1996 (Act 86 of 1996).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1996-11-20
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Act emanates from an investigation by the South African Law Reform Commission into the simplification of the South African criminal procedure. In its investigation, which was primarily aimed at the elimination of delays in the finalisation of criminal trials, the Commission focussed mainly on the reasons for such delays, abuses of the criminal process, specific provisions of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, which cause delays, cumbrous procedures which cause delays and problems surrounding the administration of the process. The Act envisages addressing these and other problem areas which were identified by the Commission.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1977-04-21 (ZAF-1977-L-85628)
Criminal Procedure Act [Act No. 51 of 1977].
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
South African Government Information
URL
http://www.info.gov.za/gazette/acts/1996/a86-96.htm