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121 of 1998
The Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 intends:
- to introduce measures to combat organised crime, money laundering and criminal gang activities;
- to prohibit certain activities relating to racketeering activities;
- to provide for the prohibition of money laundering and for an obligation to report certain information;
- to criminalise certiin activities associated with gangs;
- to provide for the recovery of the proceeds of unlawful activity;
- for the civil forfeiture of criminal assets that have been used to commit an offence or assets that are the proceeds of unlawful activity;
- to provide for the establishment of a Criminal Assets Recovery Account;
- to amend the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act, 1992;
- to amend the International Co-operation in Criminal Matters Act, 1996;
- to repeal the Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996;
- to incorporate the provisions contiined in the Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996; and
- to provide for matters connected therewith.
Commencement
21 January 1999 (Gazette 19697 of 21 January 1999)
Amendments
The Southern African Legal Information Institute provides a complete amended Act at https://www.saflii.org/za/legis/consol_act/pooca1998301/ [Updated to 1 June 2016]
- Amended by Criminal Matters Amendment Act 18 of 2015
- Amended by Prevention of Combating and Torture of Persons Act 13 of 2013
- Amended by Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act 7 of 2013
- Amended by Criminal Law (Sentencing) Amendment Act 38 of 2007
- Amended by Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007
- Amended by Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act 33 of 2004
- Amended by Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004
- Amended by Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001
- Amended by Prevention of Organised Crime 2nd Amendment Act 38 of 1999
- Amended by Prevention of Organised Crime Amendment Act 24 of 1999
Repealed By