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Offences against the Person
[1981 Ed.
Administering poison or wounding with intent to murder.
1861 c. 100, s. 11.
Destroying or damaging building with intent to murder.
1861 c. 100, s. 12.
Setting fire to or casting away ship with intent to murder.
1861 c. 100, s. 13.
Attempting to administer poison, or shooting, or attempting to shoot or drown.
(2) A person guilty of an offence of genocide shall on conviction on indictment-
(a) if the offence consists of the killing of any person, be sentenced to imprisonment for life;
(b) in any other case, be liable to imprisonment for 14 years.
(3) Proceedings for an offence of genocide shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Attorney General.
(4) In this section-
"Genocide Convention" means the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 9 December 1948. (Added, 52 of 1969, s. 2)
ATTEMPTS TO MURDER
10. Any person who-
(a) administers to, or causes to be administered to, or to be taken by any person any poison or other destructive thing;
or
(b) by any means whatsoever, wounds or causes any grievous bodily harm to any person,
with intent in any of such cases to commit murder, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life. (Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2, 4 and 5)
11. Any person who, by the explosion of gunpowder or any other explosive substance, destroys or damages any building with intent to commit murder shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
12. Any person who-
(Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2, 4 and 5)
(a) sets fire to any ship or vessel, or any part thereof, or any part of the tackle, apparel, or furniture thereof, or any goods or chattels being therein; or
(b) casts away or destroys any ship or vessel,
with intent in any of such cases to commit murder, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
13. Any person who-
(Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2, 4 and 5)
(a) attempts to administer to, or attempts to cause to be administered to or to be taken by, any person any poison or other destructive thing; or
(b) shoots at any person; or
1861 c. 100, s. 14.
(c) by drawing a trigger or in any other manner, attempts to discharge any kind of loaded arms at any person; or