Defence (Amendment) Act, 2023

This provision amends section 73(3)(a) by replacing “suffer death” with “life imprisonment”.

Jurisdiction: Zambia
Instrument: Act or statute
Citation: Act 12 of 2023
Version: 26 Dec 2023
Language: en
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This provision amends section 73(3)(a) by replacing “suffer death” with “life imprisonment”. This provision amends section 74(2) of the principal Act by deleting paragraph (a) and renumbering the remaining paragraphs. This provision amends section 75(2) of the principal Act by deleting one paragraph and renumbering the remaining paragraphs. This provision amends section 88(1) by replacing “death” with “life imprisonment”. Section 95 is amended so that “death” is replaced with “life imprisonment” wherever it appears.

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Provisions of Defence (Amendment) Act, 2023

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Section 7
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This provision amends section 73(3)(a) by replacing “suffer death” with “life imprisonment”.

7. Section 73(3)(a) of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of the words “suffer death” and the substitution therefor of the words “life imprisonment”.
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Section 8
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This provision amends section 74(2) of the principal Act by deleting paragraph (a) and renumbering the remaining paragraphs.

8. Section 74 (2) of the principal Act is amended by the— (a) deletion of paragraph (a); and (b) renumbering of paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) as paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g), respectively. Amendment of section 75
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Section 9
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This provision amends section 75(2) of the principal Act by deleting one paragraph and renumbering the remaining paragraphs.

9. Section 75(2) of the principal Act is amended by the— (a) deletion of paragraph (a); and (b) renumbering of paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) and (l) as paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k), respectively. Amendment of section 88
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Section 88(1) of the principal Act is amended by the deletion
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This provision amends section 88(1) by replacing “death” with “life imprisonment”.

10. Section 88(1) of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of the word “death” and the substitution therefor of the words “life imprisonment”. Amendment of section 95
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Section 95 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion
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Section 95 is amended so that “death” is replaced with “life imprisonment” wherever it appears.

11. Section 95 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of the word “death”, wherever the word appears, and the substitution therefor of the words “life imprisonment”. Repeal of section 107 Amendment of section 116 Amendment of section 117 Amendment of section 134
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The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section 107
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This section amends the principal Act by repealing section 107.

12. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section 107.
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Section 116 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion
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Section 116 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “death or”.

13. Section 116 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of the words “death or”.
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Section 117 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion
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Section 117 is amended so that the word “death” is replaced with “life imprisonment”.

14. Section 117 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of the word “death” and the substitution therefor of the words “life imprisonment”.
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Section 134 of the principal Act is amended by the
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This provision deletes paragraph (a) of section 134 and renumbers former paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) as (a), (b), and (c).

15. Section 134 of the principal Act is amended by the— (a) deletion of paragraph (a); and (b) renumbering of paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) as paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), respectively. Amendment of section 136
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Section 136 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion
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This provision amends Section 136 of the principal Act by replacing the word “death” with “life imprisonment”.

16. Section 136 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of the word “death” and the substitution therefor of the words “life imprisonment”. Defence (Amendment) [No. 12 of 2023 257
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Section 137(2) of the principal Act is amended by the
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Section 137(2) is amended: the word “death” is replaced with “life imprisonment”.

17. Section 137(2) of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of the word “death” and the substitution therefor of the words “life imprisonment”. Amendment of section 137
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The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section 145
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This section repeals section 145 of the principal Act.

18. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section 145. Repeal of section 145 258

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