Criminal Code Amendment Act 2006
CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENT ACT 2006



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CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENT ACT 2006

Assent Date: 18 July 2006

Operative Date: 18 July 2006


WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Criminal Code Act 1907:

Be it enacted by The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate and the House of Assembly of
Bermuda, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Short title
1 This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code Amendment Act
2006.

Amendments relating to penalties
2 The Criminal Code Act 1907 is amended as set out in the
Schedule to this Act.

Application
3 This Act shall not apply to offences committed before the coming
into force of this Act.

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SCHEDULE (section 2)

AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PENALTIES
Provision amended Repeal Insert

Section 177(1) “is guilty of a felony,
and is liable to
imprisonment for ten
years.’

“is guilty of an offence
and is liable on
conviction by a court
of summary
jurisdiction to
imprisonment for five
years and on
conviction on
indictment to
imprisonment for a
term not exceeding
twenty years.”

Section 177(2) “is guilty of a
misdemeanour, and is
liable to imprisonment
for five years.”

“is guilty of an offence
and is liable on
conviction by a court
of summary
jurisdiction to
imprisonment for five
years and on
conviction on
indictment to
imprisonment for a
term not exceeding ten
years.”

Section 180(1) Twenty years Twenty-five years

Section 181(1) Fifteen Twenty

Section 182A(1) “is guilty of a felony” “is a guilty of an
offence”

Section 182A(1)(aa) fifteen years twenty years

Section 182B(1) “is guilty of a a felony” “is guilty of an offence”

Section 182B(1)(aa) Twenty years Twenty-five years

Section 183 “is guilty of a
misdemeanour, and is
liable to imprisonment
for three years.”

“is guilty of an offence
and is liable on
conviction by a court
of summary
jurisdiction to
imprisonment for five
years and on
conviction on

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indictment to
imprisonment for a
term not exceeding
twenty years”

Section 197 twelve months five years

Section 198(2) “is guilty of a
summary offence, and
is liable on to
imprisonment for
twelve months.”

“is guilty of an offence
and is liable on
conviction by a court
of summary
jurisdiction to
imprisonment for five
years and on
conviction on
indictment to
imprisonment for a
term not exceeding ten
years.”

Section 198(3) “is guilty of a
misdemeanour and is
liable to imprisonment
for two years.”

“is guilty of an offence
and is liable on
conviction by a court
of summary
jurisdiction to
imprisonment for five
years and on
conviction on
indictment to
imprisonment for a
term not exceeding
twenty years”

Section 199(2) “is guilty of a
summary offence, and
is liable to
imprisonment for
twelve months.”

“is guilty of an offence,
and is liable on
conviction by a court
of summary
jurisdiction to
imprisonment for five
years and on
conviction on
indictment to
imprisonment for a
term not exceeding ten
years.”