Dataset Preview
The full dataset viewer is not available (click to read why). Only showing a preview of the rows.
The dataset generation failed
Error code: DatasetGenerationError
Exception: CastError
Message: Couldn't cast
base_model: string
embedding_model: string
chunk_count: int64
max_chunk_chars: int64
context_chars_per_chunk: int64
default_k: int64
section: string
act: string
text: string
to
{'act': Value('string'), 'section': Value('string'), 'text': Value('string')}
because column names don't match
Traceback: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1816, in _prepare_split_single
for key, table in generator:
^^^^^^^^^
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 613, in wrapped
for item in generator(*args, **kwargs):
~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 343, in _generate_tables
self._cast_table(pa_table, json_field_paths=json_field_paths),
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 132, in _cast_table
pa_table = table_cast(pa_table, self.info.features.arrow_schema)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/table.py", line 2369, in table_cast
return cast_table_to_schema(table, schema)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/table.py", line 2297, in cast_table_to_schema
raise CastError(
...<3 lines>...
)
datasets.table.CastError: Couldn't cast
base_model: string
embedding_model: string
chunk_count: int64
max_chunk_chars: int64
context_chars_per_chunk: int64
default_k: int64
section: string
act: string
text: string
to
{'act': Value('string'), 'section': Value('string'), 'text': Value('string')}
because column names don't match
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1369, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
parquet_operations, partial, estimated_dataset_info = stream_convert_to_parquet(
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
builder, max_dataset_size_bytes=max_dataset_size_bytes
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
)
^
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 948, in stream_convert_to_parquet
builder._prepare_split(split_generator=splits_generators[split], file_format="parquet")
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1683, in _prepare_split
for job_id, done, content in self._prepare_split_single(
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
gen_kwargs=gen_kwargs, job_id=job_id, **_prepare_split_args
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
):
^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1869, in _prepare_split_single
raise DatasetGenerationError("An error occurred while generating the dataset") from e
datasets.exceptions.DatasetGenerationError: An error occurred while generating the datasetNeed help to make the dataset viewer work? Make sure to review how to configure the dataset viewer, and open a discussion for direct support.
act string | section string | text string |
|---|---|---|
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 1 | Section 1 — Establishment of the Commission.
There is established by this Act a body to be known as the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice in this Act referred to as "the Commission". |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 2 | Section 2 — Composition of the Commission.
(1) The Commission shall consist of
(a) a Commissioner for Human Rights and Administrative Justice in this Act referred to as "the Commissioner"; and
(b) two Deputy Commissioners for Human Rights and Administrative Justice, in this Act referred to as "the Deputy Commissioners"... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 3 | Section 3 — Qualification of Commissioners.
(1) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights and Administrative Justice, unless he is—
(a) in the case of the Commissioner, qualified for appointment as a Justice of the Court of Appeal; and
(b) in the case of... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 4 | Section 4 — Terms and Conditions of Service of Commissioners.
(1) The Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners shall enjoy the terms and conditions of service of a Justice of the Court of Appeal and High Court respectively.
(2) The Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners shall cease to hold office upon attaining the ages of... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 5 | Section 5 — Removal of Commissioners.
The procedure for the removal of the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners shall be the same as that provided for the removal of a Justice of the Court of Appeal and a Justice of the High Court respectively under article 146 of the Constitution. |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 6 | Section 6 — Independence of Commission and Commissioners.
Except as provided by the Constitution or by any other law not inconsistent with the Constitution, the Commission and the Commissioners shall, in the performance of their functions not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority. |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 7 (part 1/2) | Section 7 — Functions of the Commission.
The functions of the Commission are-
(a) to investigate complaints of violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, injustice, corruption, abuse of power and unfair treatment of any person by a public officer in the exercise of his official duties;
(b) to investigate complaints... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 7 (part 2/2) | (2) All costs and expenses related to investigations conducted by the Commission into a complaint shall be borne by the Commission. |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 8 | Section 8 — Special Powers of Investigation.
(1) The Commission shall for the purposes of performing its functions under this Act, have power-
(a) to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of any person before the Commission and the production of any document or record relevant to any investigation by the Commission;... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 9 | Section 9 — Initiation of Legal Proceedings.
For the purposes of performing his functions under the Constitution, this Act and any other law, the Commissioner may bring an action before any court in Ghana and may seek any remedy which may be available from that court. |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 10 | Section 10 — Regional and District Branches of Commission.
(1) There shall be established in each Region and District of Ghana Regional and District branches respectively of the Commission.
(2) There shall be appointed by the Commission an officer who shall be the head of a Regional or District branch of the Commission... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 11 | Section 11 — Functions of Regional and District Representative of Commission.
(1) A representative of the Commission in a Regional or District office of the Commission shall
(a) receive complaints from the public in the Region or District;
(b) make such on-the-spot investigation as may be necessary; and
(c) discharge a... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 12 | Section 12 — Provisions Relating to Complaints.
(1) A complaint to the Commission shall be made in writing or orally to the national offices of the Commission or to a representative of the Commission in the Regional or District branch.
(2) Where a complaint is made in writing it shall be signed by the complainant or hi... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 13 | Section 13 — Refusal to Investigate.
(1) Where in the course of the investigation of any complaint it appears to the Commission-
(a) that under the law or existing administrative practice there is adequate remedy for the complaint, whether or not the complainant has availed himself of it; or
(b) that having regard to a... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 14 | Section 14 — Procedure in Respect of Investigations.
(1) Where the Commission decides to conduct an investigation under this Act, it shall give the authority or person concerned and to any other person who is alleged in the complaint to have taken or authorised the act or omission complained of, an opportunity to comme... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 15 | Section 15 — Evidence at Investigations.
(1) Subject to this section the Commission may require any person who, in its opinion, is able to give any information relating to a matter being investigated by the Commission—
(a) to furnish the information to it;
(b) to produce any document, paper or thing that in its opinion... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 16 | Section 16 — Production of Official Documents.
Article 135 of the Constitution which relates to production of official documents in court shall apply to proceedings before the Commission as it applies to proceedings before a court. |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 17 | Section 17 — Maintenance of Secrecy.
(1) The Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner and every person holding an office or appointment under the Commission shall maintain secrecy in respect of all matters that come to their knowledge in the exercise of their functions.
(2) Every person holding office or appointment under... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 18 | Section 18 — Procedure after Investigations.
(1) Where after making an investigation under this Act, the Commission is of the view that the decision, recommendation, act or omission that was the subject matter of the investigation -
(a) amounts to a breach of any of the fundamental rights and freedoms provided in the C... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 19 | Section 19 — Reports of Commissioner.
(1) The Commissioner shall, annually submit a report to Parliament which shall include a summary of the matters investigated, and the action taken on them by the Commission during the preceding year.
(2) Parliament may debate the report of the Commission and may pass such resolutio... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 20 | Section 20 — Appointment of Staff.
The appointment of officers and other employees of the Commission shall be made by the Commission acting in consultation with the Public Services Commission. |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 21 | Section 21 — Expenses of Commission Charged on Consolidated Fund.
The administrative expenses of the Commission including all salaries, allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of, persons serving with the Commission are charged on the Consolidated Fund. |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 22 | Section 22 — Proceedings Privileged.
(1) Subject to the supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, no proceedings shall lie against the Commission or against any person holding an office or appointment under the Commission for anything done, reported or said by him in the course of the exercise or intended exercise... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 23 | Section 23 — Entry of Premises.
For the purposes of this Act, the Commissioner or any public officer authorised by him, may at any time enter any premises occupied by a department, authority or a person to whose act or omission this Act applies and inspect the premises and, subject to sections 16 and 17 of this Act car... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 24 | Section 24 — Offences and Penalties.
Any person who -
(a) without lawful justification or excuse, wilfully obstruct, hinders or resists a member of the Commission or an officer authorised by the Commissioner in the exercise of any powers under this Act; or
(b) without lawful justification or excuse, refuses or wilfully... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 25 | Section 25 — Provisions of this Act to be in Addition to Provisions of any other Law.
The provisions of this Act are in addition to the provisions of any other Act or any rule of law under which
(a) a remedy or right of appeal or objection is provided for any person; or
(b) any procedure is provided for the inquiry int... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 26 | Section 26 — Regulations.
(1) Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and to any Act of Parliament made under the Constitution, the Commission shall make, by constitutional instrument, regulations regarding the manner and procedure for bringing complaints before it and the investigation of such complaints.
(2) Th... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 27 | Section 27 — Interpretation.
In this Act a reference to a member of a complainant's family means-
(a) in the case of a person belonging to a family based on the paternal system—mother, father, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, father's brother, father's father, father's brother's son, and brother's son;
(b) in the ... |
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456) | Section 28 | Section 28 — Repeal and Saving.
(1) The Ombudsman Act, 1980 (Act 400) is repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Ombudsman Act, 1980 (Act 400)-
(a) any regulation made under it and in force on the coming into force of this Act shall until altered, amended or revoked, continue in force and shall be applied with ... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 1 | Section 1 — Application.
Each provision of this Act applies to every enactment being—
(a) the Constitution, an Act (including this Act) of the Constituent Assembly or of the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana.
(b) a legislative measure continued in force by the Constitution, or
(c) an instrument made (directly or indi... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 2 | Section 2 — Long Title and Preamble.
The long title and the preamble form part of an Act intended to assist in explaining the purport and object of the Act. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 3 | Section 3 — Punctuation.
Punctuation forms part of an enactment and may be used as an aid to its construction. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 4 | Section 4 — Headings and Marginal Notes.
An arrangement of sections or of similar divisions of an enactment placed at the front of an enactment, titles placed at the head or beginning of any subdivision of an enactment and notes and references placed at the side of any provision are intended for convenience of referenc... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 5 | Section 5 — Descriptive Words.
Words in an enactment descriptive of another enactment are intended for convenience of reference only and shall not be used as an aid to the construction of the enactment to which they refer. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 6 | Section 6 — Amended, Substituted and Applied Enactments.
A reference in an enactment to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to it as for the time being amended by any provision, including a provision contained in the enactment in which the reference is made or in a later enactment.
Where an enactment is rep... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 6A | Section 6A — Authorisation of Reprinting.
(1) Where any enactment is amended, the Minister responsible for Justice may authorise the reprinting of such enactment as so amended.
(2) Where any enactment is reprinted under the authority granted under subsection (1) of this section, every copy of the enactment as so reprin... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 6B | Section 6B — Validation of Certain Previous Reprints.
Every copy of an enactment which was amended, and thereafter reprinted by the Government Printer or under his authority, between the first day of July, 1960 and the date of the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be the true and authentic copy of such enactm... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 7 | Section 7 — Textual Insertion not Affected by Repeal of Amending Enactment.
The repeal or revocation of an enactment which provides for a textual insertion in another enactment shall not affect the insertion and the text of the altered enactment shall continue to stand as altered, notwithstanding the repeal or revocati... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 8 | Section 8 — Effect of Repeal, Revocation or Cesser.
(1) The repeal or revocation of an enactment shall not—
(a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time when the repeal or revocation takes effect; or
(b) affect the previous operation of the enactment or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or
(c) affe... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 9 | Section 9 — Effect of Substituting Enactment.
Where an enactment is repealed or revoked and another enactment is substituted, by way of amendment, revision or consolidation—
(a) all authorities and persons established or acting under the repealed or revoked enactment shall continue to be established, or to be entitled ... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 10 | Section 10 — Statutory Powers and Duties.
(1) Where an enactment confers a power or imposes a duty the power may be exercised and the duty shall be performed from time to time as occasion requires.
(2) Where an enactment confers a power, or imposes a duty, to do any act or thing all such powers shall be deemed to be al... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 11 | Section 11 — Power to Grant Licences, Authorisations and Permits.
Where an enactment confers power to grant a licence, authorisation or permit, the power includes power to revoke, suspend or amend the licence, authorisation or permit. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 12 | Section 12 — Appointments to Office.
(1) Where an enactment confers a power to appoint a person to an office, whether for a specified period or not, the power includes—
(a) power to remove or suspend him;
(b) power, exercisable in the manner and subject to the limitations and conditions applicable to the power to appoi... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 13 | Section 13 — Service of Documents.
(1) Where an enactment authorises or requires a document to be served on any person without directing it to be served in a particular manner the service of the document may be effected either—
(a) by personal service, or
(b) by post in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, o... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 14 | Section 14 — Rules of Court.
Where an enactment confers jurisdiction on a court or other tribunal or varies its jurisdiction, the authority having for the time being power to make rules regulating the practice and procedure of that court or tribunal may make such rules as appear to the authority to be necessary or expe... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 15 | Section 15 — Administration of Oath.
Where by an enactment power is conferred to require evidence to be given on oath otherwise than in a court the power includes power to administer the oath, or take an affidavit or statutory declaration. [As substituted by the Interpretation (Amendment) Act, 1961 (Act 92), s.4] |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 16 | Section 16 — Deviation in Forms.
Where a form is prescribed or specified by an enactment, deviations from the form not materially affecting the substance or calculated to mislead shall not invalidate the form used. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 17 | Section 17 — The Common Law.
(1) The common law, as comprised in the laws of Ghana, consists, in addition to the rules of law generally known as the common law, of the rules generally known as the doctrines of equity and of rules of customary law included in the common law under any enactment providing for the assimila... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 18 | Section 18 — Customary Law.
(1) Customary law, as comprised in the laws of Ghana, consists of rules of law which by custom are applicable to particular communities in Ghana, not being rules included in the common law under any enactment providing for the assimilation of such rules of customary law as are suitable for g... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 19 | Section 19 — Use of Text-Books and Other Publications in Construction of Enactments.
(1) For the purpose of ascertaining the mischief and defect which an enactment was made to cure and as an aid to the construction of the enactment a court may have regard to any text-book or other work of reference, to the report of an... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 20 | Section 20 — Republic: When Bound.
The Republic shall not be bound by an enactment except by express terms or by necessary implication. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 21 | Section 21 — Construction of Statutory Instrument.
A statutory instrument shall be construed as one with the Act under which it is made. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 22 | Section 22 — Time.
(1) References in an enactment to time are to Greenwich mean time.
(2) Where in an enactment a period of time is expressed to begin on a particular day, that day shall be included in the period.
(3) Where in an enactment a period of time is expressed to be reckoned from, or after, a particular day, t... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 23 | Section 23 — Reckoning of Periods of Time by the Calendar: Month and Year.
(1) In an enactment "month" means a calendar month, that is to say, a month reckoned according to the calendar.
(2) If the period indicated in the enactment begins on any date other than the first day of any of the twelve months of the calendar ... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 24 | Section 24 — Distance.
In the measurement of distance for the purpose of an enactment, the distance shall be measured in a straight line on a horizontal plane and may be determined by reference to the most recent edition of a Government survey map available at the time of determination unless that distance is proved in... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 25 | Section 25 — Age.
For the purpose of an enactment a person shall be regarded as having attained a given age at the beginning of the day on which the anniversary of his birth occurs and not on the previous day. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 26 | Section 26 — Gender and Number.
(1) In an enactment words importing the male sex include females and words importing the female sex include males.
(2) Where an enactment employs the term "person" or "party", the use of a pronoun importing the masculine gender shall not of itself be construed as limiting the term to a n... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 27 | Section 27 — "Shall" and "May".
In an enactment made after the passing of this Act, "shall" shall be construed as imperative and "may" as permissive and empowering. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 28 | Section 28 — Corresponding Parts of Speech.
Where a word is defined in an enactment other parts of speech and grammatical variations of that word have corresponding meanings. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 29 | Section 29 — Reference to Series of Provisions.
Where a consecutive series of provisions of an enactment is described by reference to the first and last in the series, the description shall be read as including such first and last provisions. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 30 | Section 30 — Names Commonly Used.
In an enactment a name commonly applied to a country, place, public department, body, corporation, society, authority, officer, functionary, or other person or thing whatsoever means that to whom or to which the name is commonly applied, notwithstanding that it is not the formal name o... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 31 | Section 31 — Country.
A reference in an enactment to a country includes reference to any territory for whose international relations that country is responsible. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 32 (part 1/3) | Section 32 — Interpretation of Particular Terms. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 32 (part 2/3) | (1) In an enactment—
"Act" or "Act of Parliament" means the Constitution, an Act of the Constituent Assembly or of Parliament, or any legislative measure of an authority formerly exercising power to make laws for the territory or any part of the territory comprised in the Republic but does not include a statute of gene... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 32 (part 3/3) | (2) In an enactment continued in force by the Constitution—
"Act" or "Act of Parliament" includes an Ordinance, Order in Council, order, proclamation, rule, regulation or bye-law;
"Ordinance" includes an Act. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 32A | Section 32A — Extension of 1981-82 Financial Year.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, and for the purposes of Government financial transactions the period commencing on the 1st day of July, 1982 and ending on the 31st day of December, 1982 shall be deemed to be part of the 1981-82 financial year. [Inserted and t... |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 33 | Section 33 — Commencement of this Act.
This Act shall come into operation at the same time as the Constitution. |
Interpretation Act, 1960 (CA 4) | Section 34 | Section 34 — Repeals.
Each of the following is hereby repealed:
The Interpretation Act, 1957 (No. 29).
Section 14 (2) of the Statutory Instruments Act, 1959 (No. 52).
In paragraph 1 of the Table to section 4 of the National Assembly Act, 1959 (No. 78), the words "other than a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary". |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 1 (part 1/3) | Section 1 — Interpretation.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
“administer”, when used with reference to administering a substance to a person, means causing
the substance to be taken or introduced into a part of a person’s body, whether with or without the
knowledge or consent of that person;... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 1 (part 2/3) | meanour” shall be construed in accordance with section 296 of the Criminal and other
Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960;
“night” means the time between the hour of seven in the evening of a day and the hour of six in the
following morning;
“order” includes a conviction;
“peace officer” means a person who is, or i... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 1 (part 3/3) | ge on wheel;
“will” when used with respect to a document, means a testamentary document, whether the
document is formal or informal, complete or incomplete. |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 2 | Section 2 — Company and its officers.
(1) A company, includes a partnership or an association whether corporate or unincorporated, and
whether the purposes are or are not the carrying on of a trade or business, and whether it is in the course
of formation or is actually formed, or is in the course of dissolution, windi... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 3 | Section 3 — Definition of public officer.
(1) The expression “public officer” shall be construed by reference to the definition of “public
office” in article 295 of the Constitution, and for the purposes of this Act, includes a person holding an
office by election or appointment under an enactment or under powers confe... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 4 | Section 4 — General rules of construction.
(1) This Act shall not be construed strictly, either as against the Republic or as against a person
accused of a criminal offence, but shall be construed amply and beneficially for giving effect to the
purposes of this Act.
(2) In the construction of this Act, a Court is no... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 5 | Section 5 — Application of Part One to other offences.
Where under a provision of a law other than this Act, an offence is created, this Part shall apply,
except where a contrary intention appears, to the offence as it applies to a criminal offence under this Act. |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 6 | Section 6 — Jurisdiction of territorial waters.
Repealed.4(4) |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 7 | Section 7 — Acts done partly beyond the jurisdiction.
Repealed.5(5) |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 8 | Section 8 — Exclusion of the common law.
A person is not liable to punishment by the common law for an act. |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 9 | Section 9 — Offences under more than one enactment.
(1) Subject to article 19 of the Constitution, where an act constitutes a criminal offence or an offence
under two or more enactments, the offender is liable to be prosecuted and punished under either of the
two, or any of those enactments, but the offender shall not ... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 10 | Section 10 — Saving for contempt of court.
This Act does not affect the power of a Court to punish a person for contempt of Court.
CHAPTER TWO
General Explanations |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 11 (part 1/2) | Section 11 — Intent. |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 11 (part 2/2) | (1) Where a person does an act for the purpose of causing or contributing to cause an event, that
person intends to cause that event, within the meaning of this Act, although in fact, or in the belief of that
person or both in fact and also in that belief, the act is unlikely to cause or to contribute to cause the
even... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 12 | Section 12 — Negligence.
A person causes an event negligently, where, without intending to cause the event, that person causes
it by a voluntary act, done without the skill and care that are reasonably necessary under the
circumstances.
Illustrations
1. A, a woman who does not have knowledge of midwifery, ... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 13 (part 1/2) | Section 13 — Causing an event. |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 13 (part 2/2) | (1) A person who intentionally causes an involuntary agent to cause an event, shall be deemed to have
caused the event.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), “involuntary agent” means an animal or any other thing, and
also a person who is exempted from liability to punishment for causing the event, by reason of in... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 14 (part 1/2) | Section 14 — Consent.
In construing a provision of this Act where it is required for a criminal act or criminal intent that an act
should be done or intended to be done without a person’s consent, or where it is required for a matter of
justification or exemption that an act should be done with a person’s consent,
... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 14 (part 2/2) | not by the exercise of reasonable diligence have known, of the invalidity.
Illustrations
1. A induces a person in a state of incapacity from idiocy or intoxication, or a child under
twelve years of age to consent to the hair of that person being cut off by A. The consent is
void.8... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 15 | Section 15 — Claim of right.
A claim of right means a claim of right made in good faith. |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 16 | Section 16 — Fraud.
For the purposes of a provision of this Act, where a forgery, falsification, or any other unlawful act is
punishable if used or done with intent to defraud, an intent to defraud means an intent to cause, by means
of the forgery, falsification, or the other unlawful act, a gain capable of being measu... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 17 | Section 17 — Meaning and use of threats.
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “threat” means
(a) a threat of criminal force or harm, or
(b) a threat of criminal damage to property, or
(c) a threat of libel or of slander, or
(d) a threat that a person shall be prose... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 18 | Section 18 — Attempt to commit a criminal offence.
(1) A person who attempts to commit a criminal offence shall not be acquitted on the ground that the
criminal offence could not be committed according to the intent
(a) by reason of the imperfection or other condition of the means, or
(b) by reason of... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 19 | Section 19 — Preparation for committing certain criminal offences.
A person who prepares or supplies, or has in possession, custody, or control, or in the possession,
custody or control of any other person on behalf of that person, any instrument, materials, or means, with
the intent that the instruments, materials, or... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 20 (part 1/2) | Section 20 — Abetment of a criminal offence. |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 20 (part 2/2) | (1) A person who, directly or indirectly, instigates, commands, counsels, procures, solicits, or in any
other manner purposely aids, facilities, encourages, or promotes, whether by a personal act or presence or
otherwise, and a person who does an act for the purposes of aiding, facilitating, encouraging, or
promoting t... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 21 (part 1/2) | Section 21 — Abetment and the commission of a different criminal offence. |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 21 (part 2/2) | (1) Where a person abets a particular criminal offence, or abets a criminal offence against or in
respect of a particular person or thing and the person abetted actually commits a different criminal
offence, or commits the criminal offence against or in respect of a different person or thing, or in a
manner different f... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 22 | Section 22 — Duty to prevent a felony.
A person who, knowing that another person designs to commit, or is committing a felony, fails to use
all reasonable means to prevent the commission or completing the felony commits a misdemeanour. |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 23 | Section 23 — Conspiracy.
(1) Where two or more persons agree to act together with a common purpose for or in committing or
abetting a criminal offence, whether with or without a previous concert or deliberation, each of them
commits a conspiracy to commit or abet the criminal offence.
(2) A person within the jurisd... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 24 | Section 24 — Punishment for conspiracy.
(1) Where two or more persons are convicted of conspiracy for the commission or abetment of a
criminal offence, each of them shall, where the criminal offence is committed, be punished for that
criminal offence, or shall, where the criminal offence is not committed, be punished a... |
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) | Section 25 | Section 25 — Harbouring criminal.
A person who, knowingly or having reason to believe that any other person has committed or has been
convicted of a criminal offence, aids, conceals, or harbours that person, with the purpose of enabling that
person to avoid lawful arrest or the execution of the sentence, commits a misd... |
End of preview.
No dataset card yet
- Downloads last month
- 40