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88 No. 30599
Government Gazette, 14 December 2007

Act No. 32, 2007
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007

Schedule
Laws amended or repealed by section 68

No. and year of law Short title Extent of repeal or amendment
Act 32 of 1944 Magistrates' Courts Act

1. The amendment of section 89 by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:

“(1) The court, other than the court of a regional division, shall have jurisdiction over all offences, except treason, murder, rape and compelled rape as contemplated in sections 3 and 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007, respectively.”.


2. The substitution for Schedule 2 of the following Schedule:

Schedule 2
Offences in respect of which judicial officers must be assisted by two assessors in terms of section 93ter(2):

1.

Murder

2.

Rape or compelled rape as contemplated in sections 3 or 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007, respectively.

3.

Robbery, where serious bodily harm has been inflicted on the victim.

4.

Assault, where serious bodily harm has been inflicted on the victim.

[5.

Indecent assault.]”.
Act 23 of 1957 Sexual Offences Act

1. The amendment of section 1 by the insertion after the definition of “court” of the following definition:

“female” means a female person 18 years or older;’.


2. The substitution of subsection (1) of section 12A for the following subsection:

“(1) Any person who, with intent or while he reasonably ought to have foreseen the possibility that any person, who is 18 years or older, may have unlawful carnal intercourse, or commit an act of indecency, with any other person for reward, performs for reward any act which is calculated to enable such other person to communicate with any such person, who is 18 years or older, shall be guilty of an offence.”.


3. The amendment of section 19 by the substitution for the following section:

19. (1) Any person who[—

(a)]

entices, solicits, or importunes in any public place for immoral purposes[; or