| (1) |
If an offence is committed in terms of this Act, a court of the Republic may try any— |
| (a) |
South African citizen contemplated in the South African Citizenship Act, 1995 (Act No. 88 of 1995); |
| (b) |
person who is a permanent resident as contemplated in the Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002); |
| (c) |
juristic person incorporated or registered in the Republic, |
charged with that offence, notwithstanding the fact that the act or omission to which the charge relates was committed outside the Republic.
| (2) |
If an offence is committed in terms of this Act by a person other than a person referred to in subsection (1), a court of the Republic may try that person, notwithstanding the fact that the act or omission to which the charge relates was committed outside the Republic, if that act or omission affects or is intended to affect a public body, business or any other person in the Republic. |
| (3) |
Any offence committed outside the Republic as contemplated in subsection (1) or (2) is, for the purposes of determining the jurisdiction of a court to try the offence, deemed to have been committed— |
| (a) |
at the place where the accused is ordinarily resident or, in the case of a person contemplated in subsection (2), where the accused was arrested; or |
| (b) |
at the principal place of business of the accused. |
Witness Protection Act, 1998
