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Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 2013

This section amends Section 316 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 to allow judges considering a petition to request or call for the trial record, or part of it, in specified circumstances. This…

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Jurisdiction: South Africa
Structure: 4 provisions
Citation: Act 8 of 2013
Dates: updated 22 Jul 2013

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“This section amends Section 316 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 to allow judges considering a petition to request or call for the trial record, or part of it, in specified circumstances.”

This section amends Section 316 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 to allow judges considering a petition to request or call for the trial record, or part of it, in specified circumstances. This section names the Act and says it is deemed to have come into operation on 10 September 2010. This section amends Article 316 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, by changing when a High Court record must be provided and by adding a new paragraph allowing a copy of the record to be requested in certain cases. This section gives the Act’s short title and says it is deemed to have come into operation on 10 September 2010.

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Section 316 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, is hereby amended—

This section amends Section 316 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 to allow judges considering a petition to request or call for the trial record, or part of it, in specified circumstances.

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This Act is called the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 2013, and is deemed to

This section names the Act and says it is deemed to have come into operation on 10 September 2010.

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Artikel 316 van die Strafproseswet, 1977, word hierby gewysig—

This section amends Article 316 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, by changing when a High Court record must be provided and by adding a new paragraph allowing a copy of the record to be requested in certain cases.

Section 1

Hierdie Wet heet die Strafproseswysigingswet, 2013, en word geag op

This section gives the Act’s short title and says it is deemed to have come into operation on 10 September 2010.

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§ 1Section 316 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, is hereby amended—Short title

This section amends Section 316 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 to allow judges considering a petition to request or call for the trial record, or part of it, in specified circumstances.

1. Section 316 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, is hereby amended— (a) by the substitution in subsection (10) for paragraph (c) of the following paragraph: ‘‘(c) the record of the proceedings in the High Court in respect of which the application was refused, if— (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) the accused was not legally represented at the trial; or the accused is not legally represented for the purposes of the petition; or the prospective appeal is not against sentence only; or the judges considering the petition, in the interest of justice, request the record or only a portion of the record.’’; and 5 10 15 (b) by the deletion in subsection (12) of the word ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (a), the insertion in that subsection of the word ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (b) and the addition to that subsection of the following paragraph: ‘‘(c) call for a copy of the record or portion of the record of the proceedings if it was not submitted in terms of subsection (10)(c).’’. 20 Short title and commencement

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§ 2This Act is called the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 2013, and is deemed toCommencement

This section names the Act and says it is deemed to have come into operation on 10 September 2010.

2. This Act is called the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 2013, and is deemed to have come into operation on 10 September 2010. STAATSKOERANT, 22 Julie 2013 STRAFPROSESWYSIGINGSWET, 2013 No. 36691 3 Wet No. 8 van 2013 ALGEMENE VERDUIDELIKENDE NOTA: [ ] Woorde in vet druk tussen vierkantige hake dui skrappings uit bestaande verordenings aan. Woorde met ’n volstreep daaronder dui invoegings in bestaande verordenings aan. (Engelse teks deur die President geteken) (Goedgekeur op 7 Julie 2013) WET Tot wysiging van die Strafproseswet, 1977, ten einde aansoeke om kondonasie, verlof om te appelleer en verdere getuienis verder te reël; en om voorsiening te maak vir aangeleenthede wat daarmee in verband staan. DIE Parlement van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika verorden, soos volg:— Wysiging van artikel 316 van Wet 51 van 1977, soos vervang deur artikel 5 van Wet 42 van 2003 en gewysig deur artikel 16 van Wet 66 van 2008 en artikel 99 van Wet 75 van 2008 5

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§ 1Artikel 316 van die Strafproseswet, 1977, word hierby gewysig—Amendment

1. Artikel 316 van die Strafproseswet, 1977, word hierby gewysig— (a) deur paragraaf (c) in subartikel (10) deur die volgende paragraaf te vervang: ‘‘(c) oorkonde van die verrigtinge in die Hoë Hof ten opsigte waarvan die aansoek geweier is, indien— (i) die aangeklaagde nie tydens die verhoor regsverteen- 10 woordiging gehad het nie; of (ii) die aangeklaagde nie vir die doeleindes van die versoekskrif regsverteenwoordiging het nie; of (iii) die voorgenome appèl nie teen die vonnis alleen is nie; of (iv) die regters wat die versoekskrif oorweeg, in die belang van die gereg, die oorkonde of slegs ’n gedeelte van die oorkonde aanvra.’’; en (b) deur die skrapping van die woord ‘‘of’’ aan die einde van paragraaf (a) in subartikel (12), die invoeging van die woord ‘‘of’’ aan die einde van paragraaf (b) en die byvoeging van die volgende paragraaf in daardie subartikel: ‘‘(c) ’n afskrif van die oorkonde of gedeelte van die oorkonde van die verrigtinge aanvra indien dit nie ingevolge subartikel (10)(c) voorgelê is nie.’’. Kort titel en inwerkingtreding

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§ 2Hierdie Wet heet die Strafproseswysigingswet, 2013, en word geag opShort title

This section gives the Act’s short title and says it is deemed to have come into operation on 10 September 2010.

2. Hierdie Wet heet die Strafproseswysigingswet, 2013, en word geag op 10 September 2010 in werking te getree het. 15 20 25

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