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4 of 2017
The Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 4 of 2017 aims:
- to amend the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as:
- to provide the courts with a wider range of options in respect of orders to be issued in cases of findings:
- that accused persons are not capable of understanding criminal proceedings so as to make a proper defence; or
- that accused persons are by reason of mental illness or intellectual disability or
- for any other reason not criminally responsible for the offences they are charged with;
- to clarify the composition of the panels provided for in section 79 to conduct enquiries into the mental condition of accused persons; and
- to provide for matters connected therewith.
- to provide the courts with a wider range of options in respect of orders to be issued in cases of findings:
Commencement
29 June 2017