A Bill for an Act to Amend the Criminal code Act cap C38 Lfn 2004, to Provide Stiffer Penalties to Selected Sections of the Act and for Related Matters

Abstract

The amendments proposed in this Bill is in 2 parts, part one which consist of sections- 226(2), 227, 230, 329A, 340 and 362 seeks to amend the Principal Act to provide a stiffer penalty for offences under the Act. The Criminal Code Act is an old Law enacted in 1916 and as such, most of the penalties prescribed to offenders are not in tandem with the current social and economic realities. While the second amendment- section 327; seeks to provide for a more rational punishment for the offence of attempted suicide. The punishment proposed by the second amendment will be curative and not punitive thereby making it possible for victims to be able to reintegrate into the society.