Probation of Offenders Act, 1943 🇰🇪
Kenya
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
Probation of Offenders Act, 1943
Act 29 of 1943
- Commenced on 20 December 1943
- [This is the version of this document from 20 December 1943.]
1. Short title and application
This Act may be cited as the Probation of Offenders Act and shall apply to such areas, and from such date, as the Minister may, by order, from time to time declare.[L.N. 379/1957, L.N. 172/1960.]2. Interpretation
In this Act—"Director" means the Director of Probation whose office is within the Public Service;"Minister" means the Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters relating to probation and after-care services;"pre-sentence inquiry reports" means the reports on accused persons or offenders prepared by probation officers under this Act or any other law in force for purposes of criminal justice administration;“probationer” means a person placed under supervision by a probation order;“probation officer” means a probation officer appointed unde…Read the Full Legislation on judy.legal
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