Section 3

Punishment for international criminal responsibility.

The Anti-Apartheid (United Nations Convention) Act, 1981

  • Act 48 of 1981
  • Ministry of External Affairs
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An Act to give effect to the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid.

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    Every person to whom international criminal responsibility applies under article III of the said Convention, as set out in the Schedule, shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
     Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, the reference in clause (a) of article III of the said Convention to "article II" shall be construed as a reference to the provisions of article II of that Convention as set out in the Schedule.

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