- Act 69 of 1924 - Royal Assent 4 April 1924 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title 1. Short title 2. Establishment of the Criminal Code 3. Repeals 4. Construction of statutes 5. Trial by magistrate in certain cases 6. Prosecutions at common law abolished 7. Proceedings to be initiated by indictment 8. Saving of common law defences 9. No remedy in tort for act declared lawful: Civil remedies for crime not suspended 10. Saving of summary procedure at common law for contempt of court 11. Outlawry, attaint, and forfeiture abolished 12. Rules of Court 12A. Business and sittings of court 13. Saving of prerogative of mercy SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]