Penal Code 1871

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Section history

Section 510

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 April 2015 Act 5 of 2015
17 August 2026 Latest

510.

[Repealed by Act 5 of 2015]