penal code(amendment) act 2012 zambia

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Enactment Short title Cap. 87 Repeal and replacement of section 99 Consent of Director of Public Prosecutions Penal Code (Amendment) [No. 1 of 2012 1 An Act to amend the Penal Code. [ 16th April, 2012 ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia. 1. This Act may be cited as the Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 2012, and shall be read as one with the Penal Code Act, in this Act referred to as the principal Act. 2. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section ninety- nine and the substitution therefor of the following: 99. A prosecution for an offence under sections ninety- seven or ninety-eight shall not be instituted except by, or with, the sanction of the Director of Public Prosecutions. GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA ACT No. 1 of 2012 Date of Assent:12th April, 2012 Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka. Price K1,000

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Page 1: Penal Code(Amendment) Act 2012 Zambia

Enactment

Short titleCap. 87

Repeal andreplacementof section 99

Consent ofDirector ofPublicProsecutions

Penal Code (Amendment) [No. 1 of 2012 1

An Act to amend the Penal Code.

[ 16th April, 2012

ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia.

1. This Act may be cited as the Penal Code (Amendment) Act,2012, and shall be read as one with the Penal Code Act, in this Actreferred to as the principal Act.

2. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section ninety-nine and the substitution therefor of the following:

99. A prosecution for an offence under sections ninety-seven or ninety-eight shall not be instituted except by, orwith, the sanction of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA

ACTNo. 1 of 2012

Date of Assent:12th April, 2012

Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka. Price K1,000

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