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New Acts related to GBV signed into law

28 Jan 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law legislation aimed at strengthening efforts to end gender-based violence, with a victim-centred focus on combating this dehumanising pandemic. The President has assented to the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Act 12 of 2021, the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Act 13 of 2021 and the Domestic Violence Amendment Act 14 of 2021.

The purpose of the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Act, 2021 (Act 12 of 2021) is to amend—

The purpose of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Act, 2021 (Act 13 of 2021) is to amend the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007, so as to—

The purpose Domestic Violence Amendment Act, 2021 (Act 14 of 2021) is to amend the Domestic Violence Act, 1998, so as to—