Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007
(c) the difficulties which she had, or which she believed she would have, in caring for the
infant due to her inexperience or incapacity;
(d) any other relevant circumstance or consideration.
PART IX
CRIMES IN RELATION TO GRAVES AND CORPSES
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Interpretation in Part IX of Chapter V
In this section⎯
“grave” includes any monument, vault or tombstone, whether situated in a cemetery
established in terms of the Cemeteries Act [Chapter 5:04] or not;
“violate”, in relation to a grave, includes to destroy or damage the grave or the immediate
surrounds of the grave, or take any article therefrom.
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Violating graves
Any person who violates a grave in which human remains are situated, knowing that he or
she is doing so or realising that there is a real risk or possibility that he or she may be doing so,
shall be guilty of violating a grave and liable to a fine not exceeding level seven or
imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or both.
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Violating corpses
(1) Any person who damages, mutilates, removes pieces from or otherwise violates a dead
human body, knowing that he or she is doing so or realising that there is a real risk or possibility
that he or she may be doing so, shall be guilty of violating a corpse and liable to a fine up to or
exceeding level fourteen or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or both.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), it shall be lawful for any person⎯
(a) to remove tissue from or carry out a post-mortem examination on or otherwise deal
with a dead human body in accordance with the Inquests Act [Chapter 7:07], the
Anatomical Donations and Post-mortem Examinations Act [Chapter 15:01], or any
other enactment; or
(b) to do anything necessary for the purpose of embalming a dead human body or
preparing it for burial, cremation or other lawful disposal.
CHAPTER VI
PROPERTY CRIMES
PART I
THEFT AND RELATED CRIMES
Division A: Preliminary
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Interpretation in Part I of Chapter VI
In this Part⎯
“property capable of being stolen” means any movable corporeal thing or object, or any
incorporeal right vested in a person relating to movable or immovable property, and⎯
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