Criminal Offences (Amendment) Act, 2023 🇬🇭

Ghana

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Republic of Ghana


The one thousand, one hundred and first

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana
entitled

Criminal Offences (Amendment) Act, 2023

  • Published by Government Gazette on 2 August 2023
  • Assented to on 2 August 2023
  • There are multiple commencements:
  • Unknown provisions commenced on 2 August 2023.
AN ACT to amend the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) to substitute the penalty of life imprisonment for the death penalty and to provide for related matters.

1. Section 46 of Act 29 amended

The Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), referred to in the "principal enactment", is amended by the substitution for section 46 of"Murder46. A person who commits murder is liable on coonviction to life imprisonment"

2. Section 49 of Act 29 amended

The principal enactment is amended by the substitution for section 49. of"Attempt to commit murder by convict49. A person who, being under a sentence of imprisonment for three years or more, attempts to commit murder, is liable on conviction to life impri…

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