Criminal Law Sexual Offences and Related Matters Act 14 of 2021

Criminal Law Sexual Offences and Related Matters Act 14 of 2021 came into effect on the 5th August 2022 and amends the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, to further regulate

• the granting and cancellation of bail;
• the giving of evidence by means of closed circuit television or similar electronic media;
• the giving of evidence by a witness with physical, psychological or mental disability; the appointment,
• oath and competency of intermediaries; wand
• the right of a complainant in a domestic related offence to participate in parole proceedings
• the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997, to further regulate
• sentences in respect of offences that have been committed against vulnerable persons