Criminal Law Amendment Act, No 8 of 1953

Origin date: July 1991
Updated: 27 Aug 2019

Criminal Law Amendment Act, No 8 of 1953

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The Act was to provide for increased penalties for offences committed under certain circumstances; to prohibit the offer or acceptance of financial or other assistance for any organized resistance against the laws of the Union; and to provide for matters incidental thereto

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South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Criminal Law Amendment Act, No 8 of 1953. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/R-0113203

South African History Online (2016) 'Criminal Law Amendment Act, No 8 of 1953', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/R-0113203 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Criminal Law Amendment Act, No 8 of 1953 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/R-0113203, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Criminal Law Amendment Act, No 8 of 1953." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/R-0113203. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Criminal Law Amendment Act, No 8 of 1953." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/R-0113203.