SENTRY

Schedule 4

Penalties

[Section 121]

[Schedule 4 commence to the extent that it relates to the penalties prescribed for a contravention of s 140(2): 1 June 2001; remainder: 1 July 2004.]

                      Section             Maximum period of imprisonment
                         3                              15 years
                         4                              25 years

Uncommenced amendment

                        7(4)                           Two years
                        8(4)                            10 years
                        8(5)                            10 years
                   [Schedule 4 amended by s 53 of Act 28 of 2006 with effect from
                                     date to be proclaimed.]
                       12(3)                           Two years
                       13(4)                           Two years
                       14(5)                           Five years
                       15(4)                           Two years
                       16(3)                           Two years
                       16(4)                           Two years
                      17(3)(a)                         Two years
                      17(3)(b)                         Three years
                       17(4)                           Two years
                      18(2)(b)                         Five years
                       18(3)                           Five years
                      18(4)(a)                         Two years
                      18(4)(b)                         Three years
                       19(3)                           Five years
                      19(4)(a)                         Two years
                      19(4)(b)                         Three years

Uncommenced amendment

                      19(4)(c)                         Three years
                   [Schedule 4 amended by s 53 of Act 28 of 2006 with effect from
                                     date to be proclaimed.]
 19(5)         Five years
 19(6)         Five years
 20(4)         Five years
20(5)(a)       Five years
20(5)(b)        25 years
20(6)(a)       Five years
20(6)(b)       Five years
 20(7)         Two years
 21(4)         Two years
 21(5)         Five years
 23(5)          10 years
 23(6)         Five years
 25(1)         Two years
 26(1)         Two years
 28(4)          10 years
 28(5)          10 years
 29(1)         Two years
 29(2)         Two years
 31(1)          25 years
 31(2)          25 years
 31(3)          15 years
 32(2)         Four years
 36(6)         Two years
  38           Two years
 39(1)         Four years
 39(2)         Four years
 39(3)         Five years
 39(4)         Two years
 39(5)         Three years
 39(6)         Three years
 39(8)         Three years
 39(9)          15 years
 41(4)          25 years
 42(4)          25 years
 42(5)          25 years
 44(1)         Two years
 44(2)         Two years
 45(1)          25 years
45(2)        25 years
50(6)       Two years
 52         Two years
53(1)       Four years
53(2)       Five years
53(3)       Three years
53(4)       Two years
53(5)       Two years
53(6)       Three years
53(7)        15 years
55(4)        25 years
56(4)        25 years
56(5)        25 years
58(1)       Two years
58(2)       Two years
 59          15 years
64(6)       Two years
 66         Two years
67(1)       Two years
67(2)       Five years
67(3)       Two years
67(4)       Three years
67(5)       Three years
67(7)       Three years
67(8)        15 years
69(4)        25 years
70(4)        25 years
72(1)       Two years
72(2)       Two years
73(1)        15 years
73(2)        15 years
78(1)       Two years
78(2)       Three years
78(3)       Three years
78(4)        15 years
80(4)        25 years
82(1)       Two years
82(2)       Two years
 83          15 years
     84                           Two years
    85(1)                          25 years
    87(1)                         Two years
    87(2)                         Two years
    87(3)                         Two years
    88(2)                          25 years

Uncommenced amendment

    88(2)                             ...
    88(3)                          25 years
[Schedule 4 amended by s 53 of Act 28 of 2006 with effect from
                  date to be proclaimed.]
     90                            15 years
    91(1)                          10 years
    93(2)                          10 years
    93(3)                          10 years
    94(2)                         Five years
    94(3)                         Two years
    98(1)                         Two years
    98(5)                         Two years
    98(7)                         Two years
   104(2)                          15 years
   106(1)                         Two years
   107(1)                          10 years
   107(2)                          One year
   108(1)                          One year
   120(2)                          15 years
   120(3)                         Five years
   120(4)                         Three years
   120(5)                         Three years
   120(6)                          10 years
   120(7)                         Five years
   120(8)                         Five years
   120(9)                         Five years
  120(10)(a)                       10 years
  120(10)(b)                       25 years
   120(11)                         10 years
   120(12)                        Five years

Uncommenced amendment

   133(5)                         Five years
[Schedule 4 amended by s 53 of Act 28 of 2006 with effect from
                  date to be proclaimed.]
  140(2)(a)                       Five years
  140(2)(b)                        10 years
  140(2)(c)                        25 years
     146                           15 years
   147(1)                         Five years
   147(2)                         Five years
     148                           25 years
   149(1)                          10 years

Uncommenced amendment

   149(3)                          10 years
[Schedule 4 amended by s 53 of Act 28 of 2006 with effect from
                  date to be proclaimed.]
   150(2)                         Five years
  150(3)(a)                       Two years
  150(3)(b)                       Two years
  150(3)(c)                       Two years

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