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    "content": "the Schedule to the Bill be amended in the proposed amendments to section 3 of the Community Service Orders Act (No. 10 of 1998) by inserting the following new subsection immediately after the new subsection (9)— s.3 “(10) Subsection (1) of this Act shall not apply to a person convicted under the following legislation— (g) the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, No.3 of 2003; (h) the Sexual Offences Act, No. 3 of 2006; (i) the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation, No. 32 of 2011; (j) the Prevention of Terrorism Act, No. 30 of 2012; (k) the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act, No. 9 of 2009; or (l) the Bribery Act, No. 47 of 2016.” The Committee is in agreement with new subsection 9 and further wish to introduce a new subsection10 as per the Order Paper which seeks to limit the issuance of community service orders to persons convicted of the offences listed that is anti-corruption and economic offences, sexual offences, prohibition of female genital mutilation, the prevention of terrorism, the proceeds of crime and anti-money laundering and the Bribery Act. If the convicts are taken to serve in the community it will affect the community which they had already offended. That is why we feel that they should not be allowed to serve the community."
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