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Section 330 — Caning not to be carried out by instalments

As in force on 31 December 2021.

Timeline 3 versions
  1. 2 January 2011 Enacted
  2. 31 December 2021 Revised edition
  3. 17 August 2026 Latest
Revised edition in force 31 December 2021

The text below is this provision as reproduced in the Revised Edition that came into force on this date. A revised edition consolidates the law without changing its substance, so editorial amendments — such as renumbering, updated citations and formatting — may have been made but are not shown as a redline.

330.Caning not to be carried out by instalments

(1)A sentence of caning must not be executed in instalments.

(2)The maximum number of strokes of the cane that can be inflicted on the offender at any one time is 24 strokes for an adult and 10 strokes in the case of a juvenile.