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Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944)

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Schedule 2 : Offences in respect of which judicial officers must be assisted by two assessors in terms of Section 93ter

 

(1) Murder.

 

(2) Rape or compelled rape as contemplated in sections 3 or 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007, respectively.

 

(3) Robbery, where serious bodily harm has been inflicted on the victim.

 

(4) Assault, where serious bodily harm has been inflicted on the victim.

 

[Schedule 2 added by section 4 of the Magistrates' Courts Amendment Act 67 of 1998, a provision which will be put into operation by proclamation]