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Firearms Act Chapter 16:05
Juvenile Justice Act No.8 of 2018
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act Chapter 15:05
Fugitive Offenders Act Chapter 10:04 (Extradition Matters)
Criminal Law (Offences) Act Chapter 8:01
Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act 2005

Prison Act Chapter 11:01
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act Chapter 3501
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2009 Chapter 15:05
Fugitive Offenders (Amendment) Act 2009
The Criminal Law Procedures Act (Revised in 1998)
Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) (No.2) Act 2015
Food and Drugs Act Chapter 34:03
Police Act
Police (Discipline) Act
Police Complaints Authority Act
Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act
Criminal Law (Offences) Act
Fire Prevention Act Chapter 22:01
Fire Service Act Chapter 22:02
Prison Act Chapter 11:01

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