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Section 180 — Refusing to sign statement

As in force on 24 March 2025.

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  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
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180.Refusing to sign statement

Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him, when required to sign that statement by a public servant legally competent to require that he shall sign that statement, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 months, or with fine which may extend to $2,500, or with both.