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Section 312 — Causing miscarriage

As in force on 17 August 2026.

Timeline 5 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 30 November 2008 Revised edition
  3. 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
  4. 31 December 2021 Revised edition
  5. 17 August 2026 Latest
312.Causing miscarriage

Subject to the provisions of the Termination of Pregnancy Act 1974, whoever voluntarily causes a woman with child to miscarry, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both; and if the woman’s pregnancy is of more than 16 weeks’ duration as calculated in accordance with section 4 of that Act, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Explanation.—A woman who causes herself to miscarry is within the meaning of this section.