# Criminal Matters Amendment Draft Bill, 2020

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/criminal-matters-amendment-draft-bill-2020/
- Published: 2020-03-02T12:39:57+02:00
- Author: dearSA

### The Department of Justice and Correctional Services invites you to comment on **󠀁[Criminal Matters Amendment Draft Bill, 2020](http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/200228CriminalMattersAmendmentBill-draft.pdf)󠁿**

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matters.png "criminal matters")

The purpose of the Bill is to amend —

* the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to further regulate the granting of bail;
and placement of persons on parole, in respect of offences that have been committed
against vulnerable persons; and
 * the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997, so as to
further regulate sentences in respect of offences that have been committed against
vulnerable persons, * and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Comments close on **Tuesday, 31 March 2020**

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