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Criminal Offences Act.

Country/Territory
Tonga
Document type
Legislation
Date
1926 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Fisheries, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems, General
Keyword
Offences/penalties Liability/compensation Equipment Fishing gear/fishing method Mesh Fishery management and conservation Cattle Animal welfare Planting material/seeds Plant production Wild fauna
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act lays down the general framework applicable to criminal matters. It is composed of the following Parts: I) Attempts; II) Harbouring criminals; III) Exemptions for criminal offences and responsibility for acts of involuntary agents; IV) Punishment; V) Trial of offences and alternative verdicts; VI) Procedure against corporations; VII) Offences against the State; VIII) Offences against justice, the public peace, and public morals; IX) Offences against the person; X) Offences against property; XI) Wilful damage to property and animals: trespass; XII) Restitution of stolen property and appropriation of money taken from prisoner on arrest; XIII) Prosecutions and procedure thereon; XIV) Probation of offenders.

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