Act No. 18 of 2015

Act No. 18 of 2015 » Criminal Matters Amendment Act, 2015

Title	Act No. 18 of 2015 » Criminal Matters Amendment Act, 2015
Department	Parliament of the Republic of SA
Gazette	National Gazettes, No. 39522 of 15 December, 2015, 11 page(s), 190Kb
Act	Act No. 18 of 2015

2     No. 39522                       GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15 December 2015
                         Act No. 18 of 2015                          Criminal Matters Amendment Act, 2015

GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE:

[]Words in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions from
                                            existing enactments.
                                            Words underlined with a solid line indicate insertions in
                                            existing enactments.

(English text signed by the President)
                                               (Assented to 13 December 2015)

ACT

To amend the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to regulate bail in respect of
                         essential infrastructure-related offences; to amend the Criminal Law Amendment
                         Act, 1997, so as to regulate the imposition of discretionary minimum sentences for
                         essential infrastructure-related offences; to create a new offence relating to
                         essential infrastructure; to amend the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998, so
                         as to insert a new offence in Schedule 1 to the Act; and to provide for matters
                         connected therewith.

PREAMBLE
                         WHEREAS the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of the Republic of SouthAfrica, 1996,
                         guarantees certain rights and enshrines the right to freedom and security of the person;

AND WHEREAS the Constitution places a duty on the State to respect, protect,
                         promote and fulﬁl the rights in the Bill of Rights;

RECOGNISING the importance of essential infrastructure in providing basic services
                         to the public;

HAVING REGARD to the unacceptably high incidence of crime relating to essential
                         infrastructure in the Republic which poses a risk to, among others, public safety,
                         electricity supply, communications and transportation;
                         AND RECOGNISING the harmful consequences to the livelihood, well-being, daily
                         operations and economic activity of the public if basic services cannot be provided due
                         to loss, damage or disruption caused by essential infrastructure-related offences;

AND SINCE essential infrastructure-related offences are becoming increasingly more
                         organised and are often committed by armed and dangerous criminal groups;

AND SINCE essential infrastructure-related offences on occasion manifest themselves
                         in offences which of themselves are relatively minor but cause considerable damage to
                         essential infrastructure;

MINDFUL of the negative impact of these offences on South Africa’s economy and
                         society and on peace and stability in the country,

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