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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1 – GENERAL PROVISIONS
Application of the Criminal Law
1. Offences within Republic
2. Offences partly or wholly abroad
3. Complicity and attempts
4. Offences abroad
5. International offences
Principles of Criminal Law
6. Criminal intent, recklessness
7. Consent as a defence
8. General rule as to burden of proof
9. Burden of proof in certain cases
10. Discharge of burden of proof by accused
11. Ignorance of law or fact
12. Mistake of fact, reasonable belief
Principles of Criminal Proceedings
13. Unfitness to plead
14. Rights of accused at trial
15. Limitation in criminal prosecutions
Criminal Responsibility
16. Punishment and responsibility
17. Age of responsibility
18. Liability of corporations
19. No vicarious liability
20. Insanity
21. Voluntary intoxication
22. Superior orders
23. Self-defence necessity, prevention of offences etc.
24. Effect of diminished responsibility
25. Failure of plea of insanity
Diminution of Responsibility
26. Compulsion and coercion
27. Provocation
Attempts and Conspiracy
28. Attempts
29. Conspiracy
Participation in Criminal Offences
30. Complicity
31. Co-offenders
32. Punishment of accomplices and co-offenders
33. Foreseeable consequences
34. Accessory after the fact
35. Inciting and soliciting commission of offence
36. Commencement of sentence
37. Calculation of sentence
38. Imprisonment of minors
39. Concurrent sentences the rule
40. Consecutive sentences
41. Custody pending trial or appeal
42. Power of court to order offender to come up for sentence if called upon
43. Power of court to discharge offender without conviction or sentence
44. Nature of periodic detention
45. Probation
46. Nature of probation
47. General conditions of probation
48. Special conditions of probation
49. Duties of probation officer
50. Breach of conditions
51. Fine
52. Imprisonment in default of payment of fine
53. Confiscation of property
54. Restitution of property
55. Addict or partially insane person
56. Review of confinement
57. Rehabilitation
58. Lapse of time
PART 2 – OFFENCES
Offences against Public Order
59. Treason
60. Inciting to mutiny
61. Communicating secrets
62. Sabotage
63. Seditious offences defined
64. Seditious conspiracy
65. Seditious statements
66. Seditious publications
67. Restrictions on prosecution for seditious offences
68. Unlawful assembly and riot defined
69. Unlawful assembly
70. Riot
71. Forcible entry
72. Forcible detainer
73. Corruption and bribery of officials
73A. Obstructing police officer
Terrorism
73B. Interpretation
73C. Terrorist act
73D. Terrorist act an offence
Misleading Justice
74. Perjury defined
75. Offence of perjury
76. False statements etc.
77. Fabricating evidence
78. Destroying evidence
79. Conspiracy to defeat justice etc.
80. False statements by interpreters
81. Deceiving witnesses
82. Offences relating to judicial proceedings
Escapes and Rescues
83. Rescue
84. Escape
85. Aiding prisoners to escape
85A. Harbouring or assisting a prisoner
86. Removal of property under lawful seizure
87. Obstructing court officers
Offences relating to Religion
88. Insult to religion of any class
89. Disturbing religious assemblies
Offences against Morality
90. Rape defined
91. Punishment of rape
92. Abduction
93. Indecent matter
94. Indecent act in public place
95. Incest
96. Sexual intercourse with child under care or protection
97. Unlawful sexual intercourse
97A. Aggravated sexual assault with a child
98. Indecent assault
99. Homosexual acts
100. Gross indecency
101. Prostitution
101A. Definitions of “act of child prostitution” and “child”
101B. Promoting or engaging in acts of child prostitution
101C. Obtaining benefit from child prostitution
101D. Children not to be used for pornographic purposes
Offences against the Person
102. Slavery
103. Abandonment of incapable persons
104. Duty to provide the necessaries of life
105. Kidnapping
106. Intentional homicide
107. Intentional assault
108. Unintentional harm
109. Causing death defined
110. When child deemed to be a person
111. Limitation as to time of death
112. Killing by influence on the mind
113. Killing unborn child
114. Criminal nuisance
115. Threats to kill person
116. Aiding suicide
117. Abortion
118. False imprisonment
119. Endangering transport
Offences against Reputation
120. Criminal defamation
121. Abusive or threatening language
Offences against Property
122. Theft defined
123. Misappropriation defined
124. Obtaining property by false pretences defined
125. Prohibition of theft, misappropriation and false pretences
126. Offences resembling theft
127. Obtaining credit fraudulently
128. Fraud by trustee
129. False statement by promoter
130. False accounting
130A. Valueless cheques
130B. Obtaining money, etc., by deception
130C. Obtaining money, etc., by false or misleading statements
131. Receiving property dishonestly obtained
132. Demanding money etc. with menaces
133. Malicious damage to property
134. Arson
135. Wrecking
136. Maltreatment of animals, birds or fish
137. Robbery
138. Extortion
139. Forgery defined
140. Prohibition of forgery
141. Uttering forged documents
142. Counterfeit currency
143. Unlawfully entering dwelling house
144. Criminal trespass
145. Piracy
146. Hijacking of aircraft
Offences against Public Interest
147. Obscene publications
147A. Possession of child pornography
147B. Publishing child pornography
148. Idle and disorderly
149. Unlawful carriage of weapons by night
150. Unlawful discrimination 151. Witchcraft