EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES ORDINANCE, 1913

EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES ORDINANCE, 1913

No. 23 of 1913.
An Ordinance to amend the law relating to explosive sub-
stances.

[1st August, 1913.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Explosive Substances
Ordinance, 1913.

2. In this Ordinance, explosive substance shall be
deemed to include any materials for making any explosive
substance; also any apparatus, machine, implement, or
materials used, or intended to be used, or adapted for
causing, or aiding in causing, any explosion in or with any
explosive substance; also any part of any such apparatus,
machine or implement.

As amended by Law Rey. Ord., 1924,





3. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously causes
by any explosive substance an explosion of a nature likely.to
endanger life or to cause serious injury to property, shall,
whether any injury to person or propirty has been actually
caused or not, be guilty of felony, and on conviction shall
be liable to imprisonment for life.

4. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously-

(a) does any act with intent to cause by an explosive
substance, or conspires to cause by an explosive substance an
explosion of a nature likely to endanger life or to cause
serious injury to property or
(b) makes or has in his possession or under his control
any explosive substance with intent by means thereof to
endanger life, or cause serious injury to property, or to enable
any other person by means thereof to endanger life or cause
serious injury to property;

shall, whether any explosion does or not take place, and
whether any injury to person or property has been actually
caused or not, be guilty of felony, and on conviction shall be
liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twenty
years and the explosive substance shall be forfeited.

5.. Every person who makes or knowingly has in his
possession or under his control any explosive substance, in
such circumstances as to give rise to a reasonable suspicion
that he is not making it or does not have it in his possession
or under his control for a lawful object, shall, unless he can
show that he made it ' or has it in his possession or under his
control for a lawful object, be guilty of felony, and, on
conviction, shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not
exceeding fourteen years, and the explosive substance shall
be forfeited.

6. Every person who by the supply of or solicitation for
money, the providing of premises, the supply of materials,
or in any manner whatsoever, procures, counsels, aids, abets,
or is accessory to, the commission of any offence under this
Ordinance, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to be
tried and punished for that offence, as if he had been guilty
as a principal.

As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
7. This Ordinance shall not exempt any person from any
indictment orproceeding for any offence which is punishable
at common law or by Ordinance other than this Ordinance,
but no person shall be punished twice for the same criminal
act.

[Originally No.23 of 1913. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] [ef.No.6 of 1914, s.2.]
Short title. Interpretation. 46 Vict. c.3, s.9 (1) Penalty for causing explosion likely to endanger life or property. 46 Vict. C.3, s. 2. Penalty for attempt to cause explosion, or for making or making or keeping explosive with intent to endanger life or property. 46 Vict. C.3,s. 3. Penalty for making or possession of explosive under suspicious circumstances. 46 Vict. c.3, s.4 (1) Position of accessories. 46 Vict. c.3,s.5. Provisions of Ordinance not to exempt from proceedings under other provisions of law. 46 Vict. C.3, s.7 (4). [Originally No.26 of 1913. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]

[Originally No.23 of 1913. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] [ef.No.6 of 1914, s.2.]
Short title. Interpretation. 46 Vict. c.3, s.9 (1) Penalty for causing explosion likely to endanger life or property. 46 Vict. C.3, s. 2. Penalty for attempt to cause explosion, or for making or making or keeping explosive with intent to endanger life or property. 46 Vict. C.3,s. 3. Penalty for making or possession of explosive under suspicious circumstances. 46 Vict. c.3, s.4 (1) Position of accessories. 46 Vict. c.3,s.5. Provisions of Ordinance not to exempt from proceedings under other provisions of law. 46 Vict. C.3, s.7 (4). [Originally No.26 of 1913. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]

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