Have Your Say: Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill [B 22B-2019]
Call for Written Submissions
The Select Committee on Security and Justice invites stakeholders and interested persons to submit written submissions on the Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill [B 22B-2019] (National Assembly– sec 75).
The Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill [B 22B-2019] seeks:
- to amend the Prescription Act, 1969, so as to extend the list of sexual offences in respect of which prescription does not commence to run under certain circumstances regarding a debt that is based on the alleged commission of any of those sexual offences;
- to amend the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to extend the list of sexual offences in respect of which a prosecution may be instituted after a period of 20 years has lapsed since the date of the alleged commission of the sexual offence;
- and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Written submissions must be received by no later than 31 July 2020.
Request for copies of the Bill, written submissions and enquiries must be directed to Mr G Dixon, Select Committee on Security and Justice, 3rd Floor, Office 133, 90 Plein Street, Cape Town, 8001 or emailed to gdixon@parliament.gov.za or faxed to 086 658 9371.
Issued by Hon. S Shaikh, MP, Chairperson: Select Committee on Security and Justice.
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