1981 Ed.]

Offences against the Person

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CHAPTER 212

OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON ORDINANCE

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Short title

HOMICIDE

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2. Murder

3. Sentence for murder

4. Burial of body of person executed

5. Conspiring or soliciting to commit murder

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6. Petit treason to be murder

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7. Manslaughter

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8. Excusable homicide

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8A. Alternative verdicts

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9. Trial of homicide where cause of death only happens in the Colony

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GENOCIDE

9A. Genocide

ATTEMPTS TO MURDER

10. Administering poison or wounding with intent to murder

11. Destroying or damaging building with intent to murder

12. Setting fire to or casting away ship with intent to murder

13. Attempting to administer poison, or shooting, or attempting to shoot or drown, etc., with intent to murder

14. Attempting to commit murder by means not specified

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LETTERS THREATENING TO MURDER

15. Sending letter threatening to murder

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ACTS CAUSING OR TENDING TO CAUSE DANGER TO LIFE, ETC.

16. Impeding person endeavouring to save himself or another from shipwreck

17. Shooting or attempting to shoot, or wounding or striking with intent to do grievous bodily harm

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18. Definition of loaded arms

19. Wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm

20. Attempting to choke, etc., in order to commit indictable offence

21. Using chloroform, etc., in order to commit indictable offence

22. Administering poison, etc., so as to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm.

23. Administering poison, etc., with intent to injure, etc.

24. Conviction for offence under s. 23 on trial for offence under s. 22

25. Failure to provide apprentice or servant with food, etc., whereby life is endangered, etc.

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26. Exposing child whereby life is endangered

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27. Ill-treatment or neglect by those in charge of child or young person

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