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CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 3

Division of offences

3 Division of offences

(1) Offences are of 2 kinds, namely, criminal offences and regulatory offences.
(2) Criminal offences comprise crimes, misdemeanours and simple offences.
(3) Crimes and misdemeanours are indictable offences; that is to say, the offenders can not, unless otherwise expressly stated, be prosecuted or convicted except upon indictment.
(4) A person guilty of a regulatory offence or a simple offence may be summarily convicted by a Magistrates Court.
(5) An offence not otherwise designated is a simple offence.



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