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Punishments (Interpretation) Ordinance (Cap. 23) Consolidated

PUNISHMENTS (INTERPRETATION) [CAP. 23. 1

CHAPTER 23

PUNISHMENTS (INTERPRETATION) ORDINANCE

To make provision respecting the interpretation of certain punishm ents.

(4th August, 1888)*

Enacted by ORD INANC E XVII of 1888, as am ended by Act XLIX of

1981.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Pu nishments

(Interpretation) Ord inance.
2. Any existing or fu ture law, inflicting the punishment of death , imprison ment, solitary con finement , fine (mu lta or ammen - da ), d etention, or reprimand, shall be deemed to inflict th e co rres- ponding punish ment esta bl ished by th e Criminal Cod e for al l t he effects and consequ ences of this punishment, in the same manner as if the provis i ons of su c h la w for me d pa rt of tha t Code , su bjec t, however, to the limitations laid do wn by such law.
3. Any law inflicting, in general terms, the pu nishments e stablished for contra ventions , sh a l l be de em e d to in flict all the punish ments which, under the provisions of articles 341 and 344 of th e C r iminal Code may, sepa rat ely o r cum ula tiv ely, be ap pli ed to the contravention s referred to in that Code.
4. Any law directing the ascent or descent from one p u n i s h m e n t to an o t h e r s h al l b e d eem ed t o r e f e r to th e s c al e o f pu nishmen ts and t o the other provi sio ns con tained in a rticle 3 1 o f the Criminal Code.
5. Any other provision o f the Crim inal Code shall be applicable in the case of any offence referred to in any special law, u nl ess su ch pro vi sio n be in co nsi sten t wi th th e prov isi on s o f suc h law.

Short title.

Interpretation of certain punishments. Amended by: XLIX.1981.4. Cap. 9.

Punishments established for contraventions.

Cap. 9.

Scale of punishments.

Cap. 9. Applicability of

other provisions.

Cap. 9.

*See Proclamation No. XII of the 4th of August, 1888.