(1)Whoever, being an employee, and being in any manner entrusted in such capacity with property, or with any dominion over property, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of that property, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 15 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section history
Section 408 — Criminal breach of trust by employees
As in force on 30 December 2025.
Timeline 4 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
- 30 December 2025 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1) —
(a)an employee includes a person who is engaged in a capacity with the same fundamental qualities as an employee; and
(b)a person may be an employee or engaged in the capacity mentioned in paragraph (a) even though that person does not receive any salary or other remuneration arising from the person’s employment or engagement.