ACTS
SUPPLEMENT No. 1
10th February, 2009.
ACTS SUPPLEMENT
to The Southern Sudan Gazette No. 1 Volume I dated 10th February, 2009.
Printed by Ministry Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development, by Order of the Government.
Act 9
Penal Code Act
THE PENAL CODE ACT, 2008
2008
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
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CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Title and Commencement.
Repeal and Saving.
Purpose.
Authority and Application.
Interpretations.
CHAPTER II
APPLICATION OF LAW, CONVICTION AND COMPENSATION
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Conviction for Offences Committed Within Southern Sudan.
Conviction for Offences Committed Outside Southern Sudan.
Possible Sentences.
Juveniles, Aged Persons, Pregnant or Suckling Women.
Term of Life Imprisonment.
Special Sentence for Juvenile Offenders.
Fines not to be Excessive.
Sentence of Imprisonment for Non-payment of Fine.
Limit to Imprisonment for Non-payment of Fine, when
Imprisonment and Fine are Awardable.
Imprisonment for Non-payment of Fine, when the Offence is
Subject to Fine Only.
Imprisonment to Terminate on Payment of Fine or Proportional
Part of Fine.
Fine Discharged by Death or Service of Sentence in Default of
Payment.
Limit on Sentence when Act Falls within Definition of more than
one Offence, or when an Offence made up of Several Acts.
Sentencing of a Person Convicted of one of Several Offences.
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