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Section 57

Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.

Amendments
Section 57 — Original text to 1 February 2008superseded
57.Fractions of terms of punishment

In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for 20 years.

Section 57 — From 1 February 2008 (current)repealed by Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007
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