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Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1981

This Act amends section 171(1) of the Penal Code by changing “seven years” to “fourteen years.”

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This Act amends section 171(1) of the Penal Code by changing “seven years” to “fourteen years.”

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This Act amends section 171(1) of the Penal Code by changing “seven years” to “fourteen years.”

Penal Code (Amendment) [No. 14 of 1981 75 GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA ACT No. 14 of 1981 Date of Assent: 6th September, 1981 An Act to amend the Penal Code [11th September, 1981 ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia. Ena.otment 1. Thls Act may be cited as the Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1981, and shall be read as one with the Penal Code. Short titlB. Cap. 146 2, Section one hundred and seventy-one of the Penal Code is amended in subsection (1) by the deletion of" seven years " and the substitution therefor of" fourteen years ". Amendment of sGotion 171 Single copiea of thi"s Act may be obtained from the GO"Vemme,u Printer, P.O. Boz 30136, Lmaka. Priee lOn.
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