Section 12: Imprisonment
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12. Imprisonment
Where in any enactment the punishment of imprisonment is provided for
an offence without a term being specified, the term for which imprisonment
may be imposed may exceed 10 days but shall not exceed 10 years.
[S. 12 amended by Act 1 of 1985; s. 3 (c) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]
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- If a law provides imprisonment without stating a term, what is the maximum sentence?