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Section 159 — Affray

As in force on 15 May 1998.

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  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
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  3. 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
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159.Affray

When two or more persons, by fighting, in a public place, disturb the public peace, they are said to “commit an affray”.