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ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY ACT

Act 31 of 1995 14 December 1995

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS1. Short tite

PART I ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY

!. Aboitio" of #e$th %e"$t&

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PART II

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ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY ACT

1. Short title

Thi+ Act m$& be cite# $+ the Aboitio" of De$th ,e"$t& Act.

PART I ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY

2. Abolition of e!th "en!lt#

-1 The #e$th %e"$t& i+ $boi+he#.

-! /here 0"#er $" e"$ctme"t $ Co0rt i+ em%oere# to im%o+e $ +e"te"ce of #e$th2

the Co0rt +h$ i"+te$# of the +e"te"ce of #e$th im%o+e $ +e"te"ce of %e"$ +er'it0#e for

ife.

-3 /here $"& %er+o" h$+ bee" +e"te"ce# to #e$th2 $"# $t the comme"ceme"t of thi+

Act2 the +e"te"ce h$+ "ot bee" eec0te#2 the %er+o" +h$ be #eeme# to h$'e bee"

+e"te"ce# to %e"$ +er'it0#e for ife $"# +h$ 0"#er(o th$t +e"te"ce.

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-1 Nothi"( i" thi+ Act +h$ re"#er ie($ $"& +e"te"ce of #e$th im%o+e# o" $"&

%er+o" or the eec0tio" of $"& +e"te"ce of #e$th o" $"& %er+o" before the comme"ceme"t

of thi+ Act.-! No $ctio" +h$ ie $($i"+t the St$te or $"& %er+o" for $"& +e"te"ce of #e$th

im%o+e# or eec0te# before the comme"ceme"t of thi+ Act.

PART II

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