Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996 (Act No. 92 of 1996)

10. Offences and penalties

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(1)Any person who—
(a)is not a medical practitioner or a registered midwife or registered nurse who has completed the prescribed training course and who performs the termination of a pregnancy referred to in section 2(1)(a);
(b)is not a medical practitioner and who performs the termination of a pregnancy referred to in section 2(1)(b) or (c);
(c)prevents the lawful termination of a pregnancy or obstructs access to a facility for the termination of a pregnancy; or
(d)terminates a pregnancy or allows the termination of a pregnancy at a facility not approved in terms of section 3(1) or not contemplated in section 3(3)(a),

shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years.

[Subsection (1) substituted by section 6 of Act No. 1 of 2008]

 

(2)Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of section 7 shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months.