Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007 or both such fine and such imprisonment; (d) a regional magistrate in respect of punishment for a contravention of Chapter VII of the Criminal Law Code (“Crimes Relating to Dangerous Drugs”), whether on summary trial or remittal of the case for trial or sentence by the Attorney-General, shall be— (i) imprisonment for a period not exceeding fifteen years; (ii) a fine not exceeding level thirteen; or both such fine and such imprisonment: Provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed as authorising any magistrate to impose for any such offence or contravention a punishment greater than that prescribed by the Criminal Law Code for such offence or contravention. (5) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of subsection (4)— “sexual offence” means— (a) a contravention of section 65 (“Rape”), 66 (“Aggravated indecent assault”), 67 (“Indecent assault”), 70 (“Sexual intercourse or performing indecent acts with a young person”), 73 (“Sodomy”), 74 (“Bestiality”), 75 (“Sexual intercourse within a prohibited degree of relationship”) or 76 (“Complicity in sexual crimes”) of the Criminal Law Code; or (b) an attempt to commit an offence referred to in paragraph (a).”. PART VI PRISONS ACT [CHAPTER 7:11] 1. In section 93 in subsection (1) by the deletion from paragraph (a) of “two years” and the substitution of “seven years”. 2. By the repeal of Part XVI. PART VII CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND E VIDENCE ACT [CHAPTER 9:07] 1. By the insertion after section 31 of the following section— “31A Arrest by persons in charge of ship, boat or aircraft (1) The commander or person in charge of any ship, boat or aircraft may without warrant arrest any person whom he knows or on reasonable grounds believes to have committed, to be committing or to be about to commit an offence aboard the ship, boat or aircraft. (2) A commander or person in charge of any ship, boat or aircraft may authorise any member of the crew of the ship, boat or aircraft or any passenger aboard the ship, boat or aircraft to assist him in arresting any person in terms of subsection (1), and the member of the crew or the passenger so authorised shall have the same power to effect the arrest as the commander or person in charge of the ship, boat or aircraft.”. - 164 -

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