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PENAL CODE(AMENDMENT) ACT,2012
(Act50/2012)·
Iassent
~~
J.A.Michel
President
30thJuly,2012
ANACTtoamendthePenalCode(Cap158).
ENACTED bythePresident andtheNational Assembly.
1.ThisActmaybecitedasthePenalCpd~S40rttitle
(Amendment) Act,2012.
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(a)insection27- c,J
(I)~~b':;:::!i~":f~~:;:~t~:~o~::: L....,Jsubsection -. -r••(I)Notwithstanding Section 26andany.c..Jotherwritten lawandsubject to>
subs~ction (2),aperso~ whois[,.".1convicted ofanoffence inChapter ,....
XXVI, Chapter XXVIII orChapter1!
XXIXshalI- ~1
(a)wheretheoffenceispunishable ,~
withimbprisotnment fohr7Y8earsorLT
:~~utnomoretanyears!.•
(i)itisthefirstconviction ofL.Jtheperson forsuchan...
offence, besentenced' to[,,
imprisonment foraperiodof.'"'"
notlessthan5years;or .....Amendment of
Cap158aslast
amended by
Act20of2010
(b)(ii)thepersonhadwithin5ryearspriortothedateofthe•..••,-
.conviction, beenconvicted L.ofthesameorasimilar
offence, besentenced to....,•.
imprisonment foraperiodof
notlessthan10years. l",__
wheretheoffenceispunishable "'.
withimprisonment formorethanL8yearsbutnotmorethan10years.T""
and- .
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(i)itisthefirstconviction ofthe
personforsuchanoffence,be
sentenced toimprisonment
foraperiodofnotlessthan8
years;or
(ii)thepersonhadwithin5
yearspriortothedateof
conviction, beenconvicted
ofthesameorasimilar
offence, besentenced to
imprisonment foraperiodof
notlessthan12years.
(c)wheretheoffenceispunishabJe
withimprisonment forQ1OI'ethan
10yearsorwithimprisooment for
Iifeand- '
(i)itisthefirstconviction ofthe
personforsuchanoffence,be
sentenced toimprisonment
foraperiodofnotlessthan15
years;or.
1I(ii).thepersonhad,withinfive
yearspriortothedateofthe
conviction, beenconvicted
ofthesameorofasimilar
offence, besentenced to
imprisonment fornotless
than25years.";
(ii)byinserting afterthenewsubsection (1),
thefollowing newsubsection-
"(2)Acourtshallnotimposethe
minimum mandatory sentence
provided undersection 27(1)(a)(i),
•Supplement toQfficialGazette [6thAu~t2012]Ll27(1)(b)(i) and27(1)(c)(i) iftheCourt ""If'"
issatisfied that-
(a).'thepersondidnotuseorthreaten [.n~
violence orwasnotinpossession
ofdangerous weapons ordidnot['.,
aidandabetthe'commission ofor1'1"
theoffence,and '
theoffencedidnotresultintheL..,deathof,orseriousbodilyinjury fII"
to,anotherperson, .•
theoffencedidnotconsist'in,L~U"
includeorinvolvestealingfrom
anotherperson, L"i.;theoffence didnotconsistin,
,includeorinvolvestealingfromalbuilding, dwelling house,vessel,
orvehicle,and V'if,II'30
(b)
(c)
(d)
(b)(e)theoffencedidnotconsistin,[~
includeor'involvebreaking into'l'II'
orentering intoabuilding,
dwelling house,vesselorvehicle. L~,:(iii)byrenumbering subsections (2)and(3)
.~~subsections (3)and(4)respectively. ~';L.."'"10section65_ .~It'"
.(i)insubsection (2),byinserting afterthelword"piracy" thewords"oranoffence .
referredtoundersubsection (3),";If'"
(ii}insubsection (3),byinserting aftertheL",,:figuresandbrackets "65(1)"thewords
"withinSeychelles orelsewhere";
(c) L'I'" insection130(1)-[6thAugust2012] Supplement toOfficialGazette 31
(i)inthefirst'proviso, byrepealing the
figure"7"andsubstituting thereforthe
figure"14";
(ii)inthesecondproviso, byrepealing the
figuresandwords"14yearsandnot
morethan20years."andsubstituting
thereforthefigureandword"28years:";
(iii)byaddingafterthesecondproviso,the
following newproviso-
"Provided furtherthatwhereitisthe
secondorasubsequent conviction ofthe
personforanassaultreferred toin
subsection O)(d)onavictimunder15
yearswithinaperiodoftenyearsfrom
thedateoftheconviction, theperson
shallbeliabletoimprisonment forlife.";
(d)insection135(1)-
(i)inthefirstproviso, byrepealing the
figure"7"andsubstituting therefor. the
figure"14";
(ii)inthesecondproviso, byrepealing the
figuresandwords"14yearsandnot
morethan20years"andsubstituting
thereforthefigureandword"28years.";
(e)insection136(1)-
(i)inthefirstproviso, byrepealing the
figure"7"andsubstituting thereforthe
figure"14"; .'~..
(ii)inthesecondproviso, byrepealing the
figuresandwords"14yearsandnot
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morethan20years."andsubs~g
thereforthefigureandword"28years:";
(iii)byaddingafterthesecondproviso. the
followingnewproviso-
"Provided furtherthatwhereitisthe
secondorasubsequent conviction ofthe
person forthesexualinterference
referredtoinsubsection (2)(d)withina
periodoftenyearsfromthedateofthe
conviction, thepersonshallbeliableto
imprisonment bli:te.~;
IcertifythatthisisaconedalpJ~theBiD.••••was.
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