EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES ORDINANCE, 1913

EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES ORDINANCE, 1913

No. 18 of 1913, repealed by No. 23 of 1914.

No. 19 of 1913, incorporated in No. 1 Of 1871.

No. 20 of 1913, repealed by No. 11 Of 1926

No. 21 of 1913, repealed by Law Revision Ordinance,
. 1939.

No. 22 of 1913, incorporated in No. 58 of 1911
repealed by No. 39 Of 1932.

No. 23 of 1913.

An Ordinance to amend the law relating lo explosive
substances.
[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.

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 property has been actually caused or not,
be guility of felony and 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 does 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.

7. This Ordinance shall not exempt any person from any
indictment or proceeding 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.
[10.9.26.] [Originally No. 23 of 1913.] Short title. Interpretation. 46 & 47 Vict. C. 3, s. 9 (1). Causing explosion likely to endanger life or property. 46 & 47 Vict. C. 3, s. 2. Attempt to cause explosion, or making or keeping explosive with intent to endanger life or property. 46 & 47 Vict. C. 3, s. 3. Making or possession of explosive under suspicious circumstances. 46 7 47 Vict. C. 3, s. 4 (1). Position of accessories. 46 & 47 Vict. c. 3, s. 5. Provisions of Ordinance not to exempt from proceedings under other provisions of law. 46 & 47 Vict. c. 3, s. 7 (4).

[10.9.26.] [Originally No. 23 of 1913.] Short title. Interpretation. 46 & 47 Vict. C. 3, s. 9 (1). Causing explosion likely to endanger life or property. 46 & 47 Vict. C. 3, s. 2. Attempt to cause explosion, or making or keeping explosive with intent to endanger life or property. 46 & 47 Vict. C. 3, s. 3. Making or possession of explosive under suspicious circumstances. 46 7 47 Vict. C. 3, s. 4 (1). Position of accessories. 46 & 47 Vict. c. 3, s. 5. Provisions of Ordinance not to exempt from proceedings under other provisions of law. 46 & 47 Vict. c. 3, s. 7 (4).

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