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Section 298 — Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the racial feelings of any person

As in force on 1 November 2022.

Timeline 4 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
  3. 1 November 2022 Act 31 of 2019, Act 23 of 2021
  4. 17 August 2026 Latest
Amended in force 1 November 2022 by Maintenance of Religious Harmony (Amendment) Act 2019, Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2021
298.Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious or racial feelings of any person

Whoever, with deliberate intention of wounding the religious or racial feelings of any person, utters any word or makes any sound in the hearing of that person, or makes any gesture in the sight of that person, or places any object in the sight of that person, or causes any matter however represented to be seen or heard by that person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both.