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| Region | South Africa |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Apr 12, 1957 |
| End Date | Oct 9, 1998 |
| Description | The prescribed penalty was a fine of up to R4000 or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, a court ruling was applied retroactively however with it going into effect on October 9th 1998 |
| Sources | http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/1998/15.html http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sexual_Offences_Act,_1957 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Immorality_Amendment_Act,_1969 |
Revision History (2)
edited by jadeywadey. Adjusted date and extended desc
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| End Date | Aug 27, 1998 | Oct 9, 1998 |
| Description | The prescribed penalty was a fine of up to R4000 or imprisonment for up to two years, or both. | The prescribed penalty was a fine of up to R4000 or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, a court ruling was applied retroactively however with it going into effect on October 9th 1998 |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Apr 12, 1957 |
| End Date | Aug 27, 1998 |
| Description | The prescribed penalty was a fine of up to R4000 or imprisonment for up to two years, or both. |
| Sources | http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/1998/15.html http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sexual_Offences_Act,_1957 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Immorality_Amendment_Act,_1969 |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "During the allotted times the act of loving another man was not illegal but the act of sodomy was(but this law was used to persecute gay men)"