Section 7, The Courts (Amendment) Act, 1966

Section 58 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the Amendmentaddition at the end thereof of the following new subsection (b) Subject and without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (a), the Court of Appeal may (i1) affirm or alter the decision appealed against; On an appeal against the acquittal or discharge 31 of 1965. of the accused or defendant the Court of Appeal may, notwithstanding that it is of the opinion that the question of law raised in the appeal might be decided in favour of the appellant, dismiss the appeal if it considers that no sub stantial miscarriage of justice has actually Occurred. (i1) except in cases where an accused has been acquitted of a criminal offence punishable by death, reverse the decision appealed against; (ii)order defendant. a A 89 retrial of the accused of section 57 of Act No. 31 of 1965. (c) In every such case, the Supreme Court may give such consequential directions as it may deem fit.". of section 58 of Act No. io, 21 P'assed in the yr f Counts (Amendrmenty 1966 the Home tf Retesentatives this 28th day of July. t Ltd ite thoT ine hundred 2d sixty-sIX. MP PM 4/5% S. V. RIGHT. Clerk of the House of Representatives. T1S Pu1*T ED JMPRESSiN has been carefully com pared by me with the Bil] which has passed the HouSE of Representztives and found by me to be 4 frue and orectly prínted copy of the said Bil). S. V. WRIGHI. Clerk of the House of Representatives.