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Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977)

Chapter 14 : The Charge

89. Previous conviction not to be alleged in charge

 

Except where the fact of a previous conviction is an element of any offence with which an accused is charged, it shall not in any charge be alleged that an accused has previously been convicted of any offence, whether in the Republic or elsewhere.