Portal:Acts of the Parliament of South Africa

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Portal:Acts of the Parliament of South Africa Witchcraft Suppression Act, 1957 (1957)

Presumption. 2. Where any person in respect of whom an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of section 1 was committed, is killed, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that such person was killed in consequence of the commission of such offence.
[S. 2 substituted by s. 2 of Act No. 50 of 1970.]
Repeal of laws. 3. The laws mentioned in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent set out in the fourth column of that Schedule.
Short title. 4. This Act shall be called the Witchcraft Suppression Act, 1957.
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Portal:Acts of the Parliament of South Africa Witchcraft Suppression Act, 1957 (1957)

Any person who—
(a)
imputes to any other person the use of supernatural means in causing any disease in or injury or damage to any person or thing, or who names or indicates any other person as a wizard; (b)
employs or solicits any witch-doctor, witch-finder or any other person to name or indicate any person as a wizard
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