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Section 400 — Punishment for belonging to gang-robbers

As in force on 17 August 2026.

Timeline 2 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 17 August 2026 Act 21 of 2025
Amended in force 17 August 2026 by Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025
400.Punishment for belonging to gang-robbers

Whoever shall belong to a gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing gang‑robbery, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be punished with caning with not less than 6 strokesliable to caning.