Act 9 4. 5. Penal Code Act Authority and Application. 2008 (1) This Act is drafted in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (9) of Schedule (B) of the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan (“ICSS”), 2005, and as part of the effort to establish minimum Southern Sudan standards and uniform norms in the areas of penal law, and judicial institutions. (2) The provisions of this Act represent the minimum standards that shall be applied to all the judicial proceedings in or before any Court in Southern Sudan in criminal and criminal related matters, except for criminal proceedings under National Laws, which will be governed by national legislation. Interpretations. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively— “Act” means something done or performed, and may denote a series of acts as well as a single act; except where a contrary intention appears from the context, words which refer to acts committed may also extend to illegal omissions; “Act of insurgency, banditry, sabotage or terrorism” means any act referred to in section 67(1)(d)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) that is undertaken for a purpose referred to in section 67(1) paragraph (a), (b) or (c) therein; “Animal” means a living creature, other than a human being; “Assembly” means the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly; “Bomb” means— (a) any device consisting of or carrying an explosive charge or fused to detonate upon impact or percussion or through a timing contrivance or by an electrical or electronic device; or 19