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Defence in raspect of charges under regulations 119A and 1190.

119E. Where any person is charged with an offence under regulation 119A or 119D in connexion with a simulated bomb which is found in any place which is not a public place, it shall be a defence for such person to show that the object was by intended for use as a simulated bombdo

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

5th September 1967,

Clerk of Councils.

EMERGENCY (PRINCIPAL) REGULATIONS. (Chapter 241),

EMERGENCY (PRINCIPAL) REGULATIONS (COMMENCEMENT) (NO, 5) ORDER 1967,

In exercise of the powers conferred by regulation 137 of the Emergency (Principal) Regulations, the Officer administering the Government has made the following order-

1. This order may be cited as the Emergency (Principal) Citation. Regulations (Commencement) (No. 5) Order 1967.

2 On the publication of this order in the Gazette, the Emergency (Principal) Regulations specified in the Schedule shall come into operation.

Commencement of regulations.

Explanatory Note.

(This Note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general purport).

Simulated bombs have recently given a good deal of trouble to the security forces as well as causing considerable inconvenience to the public. The purpose of these amending regulations is to make it an offence to be in possession of a simulated bomb and also to be found in premises in which simulated bombs are made or stored.

A simulated bomb is defined as being any object which if found in a public place would give rise to a reasonable apprehension that it was a bomb. With this necessarily wide definition it is considered proper to provide a defence that where something which could be mistaken for a boob is found on private premises a person charged with an offence la respect of it may show that the object was in fact innocent and not intended for 180 28 ■ simulated bomb.

(Secretariat CR 6/3231/59)

SCHEDULE.

Regulations of the Emergency (Principal) Regulations to come into operation.

Regulation 119D

Regulation 11PE

Possession of simulated bomb.

Defence in respect of charges under regulations 119A and 1190.

By Command,

Acting Colonial Sercetary,

5th September 1967. (Sect. CR 6/3231/59)

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