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Section 311 — Punishment for infanticide

As in force on 17 August 2026.

Timeline 4 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
  3. 1 March 2022 Act 23 of 2021
  4. 17 August 2026 Latest
311.Punishment for infanticide

Whoever commits the offence of infanticide shall be punished at the discretion of the court with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall, if she is not sentenced to imprisonment for life, also be liable to fine.