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Crimes Act 1961

Procedure - Indictments

344: Accessories after the fact, and receivers

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“People who help criminals after a crime or keep stolen things used to be charged in a special way, but this rule no longer exists.”

This part of the law about accessories after the fact and receivers has been removed. It is no longer a part of the Crimes Act 1961. The government took it out of the law on 1 July 2013. If you want to know more about why this change happened, you can look at section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011.

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM331434.

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Part 12 Procedure
Indictments

344Accessories after the fact, and receivers (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 344: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).