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10. In section 50 ("Inciting or assisting suicide") by the deletion of "or any shorter
period" and the substitution of "or any definite period of imprisonment".
11. In section 65 ("Rape")( 1) by the deletion of "or any shorter period" and the
substitution of "or any definite period of imprisonment".
12. In section 70 ("Sexual intercourse or performing indecent acts with young
persons") by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2)"(2a) Where extra-marital sexual intercourse or an indecent act occurs
between young persons who are both over the age of twelve years but below the age
of sixteen years at the time of the sexual intercourse or the indecent act, neither of
them shall be charged with sexual intercourse or performing an indecent act \Vith a
young person except upon a report of a probation officer appointed in tenns of the
Children's Act [Chapter 5:06] shmving that it is appropriate to charge one of them
with that crime.".
13. In section89 ("Assault")(3) by the insertion of the following paragraph after
paragraph (b)"(b 1) the extent of physical injury inflicted upon the person assaulted; or".
14. In section93 ("Kidnapping or mllm\ful detention")( l)A by the deletion of"or
any shmter period" and the substitution of "or any definite period of imprisonment".
15. (1) By the repeal of section%.
(2) By the deletion of all items and references to "criminal defamation" in the
Second, Fourth and Fifth Schedules.
16. In section 126 ("Robbery")(2)(a) by the deletion of "or any sho11er period"
and the substitution of "or any definite period of imprisonment".
17. In section 147 ("Hijacking") by the deletion of "or any shorter period" and
the substitution of "or any definite period of imprisonment".
18. In section 166 ("Aggravating circumstances in relation to crimes under
sections 163, 164 and 165")(b) by the deletion of"Prison Service" and the substitution
of "Prisons and Correctional Service".
19. In section 169 ("Interpretation in Chapter IX") in the definition of "public
officer" by the repeal of paragraph (b) and the substitution of"(b) a Chairperson of a Provincial Council elected in tem1s of section 272
of the Constitution; or";
20. In section 189 ("Attempt")(a) in subsection (1) by the deletion of "that has reached at least the commencement of the execution of the intended crime" and the substitution
of "in preparation for or in furtherance of the commission of the crime";
(b)
by the repeal of subsection (2) and the substitution of"(2) A person shall not be guilty of attempting to commit a
crime if he or she changes his or her mind and voluntarily desists
from proceeding further with the crime before he or she has taken any
substantial step towards its commission.".
21. In 195 ('Interpretation in Part I of Chapter XIII")(a) in the definition of "accomplice" by the repeal of paragraph (b);
(b) by the insertion of the following definition-~
""principal" means a person referred to in section 196(1);".
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