Penal Code 1871

As of 17 August 2026

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Section history

Section 297

By amendment Consolidated

As in force on 17 August 2026.

Timeline 4 versions

30 March 1987 Enacted
1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
1 November 2022 Act 31 of 2019, Act 23 of 2021
17 August 2026 Latest

297.

[Repealed by Act 31 of 2019 wef 01/11/2022]