PART TWO
ON CRIMES

Chapter 24 On General Grounds for Exemption from Criminal Responsibility

Section 1

An act committed by a person in self-defence constitutes a crime only if, having regard to the nature of the aggression, the importance of its object and the circumstances in general, it is clearly unjustifiable.

A right to act in self-defence exists against,
1. an initiated or imminent criminal attack on a person or property,
2. a person who violently or by the threat of violence or in some other way obstructs the repossession of property when caught in the act,
3. a person who has unlawfully forced or is attempting to force entry into a room, house, yard or vessel, or
4. a person who refuses to leave a dwelling when ordered to do so. (Law 1994:458)