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Treasonable offences.
TRE A. 12, *. 3.
1948. c. 12; m. 7.
Limitations as to trial for treason, etc. 1695, c. 3. B 6.
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(c) levies war against Her Majesty-
(i) with the intent to depose Her Majesty from the style, honour and royal name of the Crown of the United Kingdom or of any other of Her Majesty's dominions; or (i) in order by force or constraint to compel Her Majesty to change Her measures or counsels, or in order to put any force or constraint upon, or to intimidate or overawe, Parliament or the legislature of any British territory:
(d) instigates any foreigner with force to invade the United
Kingdom or any British territory;
(e) assists by any means whatever any public enemy at war
with Her Majesty: or
conspires with any other person to do anything mentioned in paragraph (a) or (c).
(2) Any person who commits treason shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction upon indictment shall be sentenced to death.
3. (1) Any person who forms an intention to effect any of the following purposes, that is to say-
(a) to depose Her Majesty from the style, honour and royal name of the Crown of the United Kingdom or of any other of Her Majesty's dominions;
(b) to levy war against Her Majesty within the United Kingdom or any British territory in order by force or constraint to compel Her Majesty to change Her measures or counsels, or in order to put any force or constraint upon, or to intimidate or overawe, Parliament or the legislature of any British territory; or
(c) to instigate any foreigner with force to invade the United
Kingdom or any British territory,
and manifests such intention by an overt act or by publishing any printing or writing, sha!! be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for life.
(2) It shall be no defence to a charge under this section that any act proved against the person charged amounts to treason under section 2; but no person convicted or acquitted of an offence under this section shall afterwards be prosecuted for treason under section 2 upon the same facts.
4. (1) A person shall not be prosecuted for any offence under section 2 or 3 unless the prosecution is commenced within three years after the offence is committed.
(2) This section does not apply to cases in which the overt act alleged is the killing of Her Majesty, or a direct attempt to endanger the life of Her Majesty.
(3) The procedure on trials for treason or misprision of treason shall be the same as the procedure on trials for murder.
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Any person who wilfully-
(a) produces or has ocar Her Majesty any arms or destructive or dangerous thing with intent to use the same to injure Her Majesty:
(6) with intent to alarm or to injure Her Majesty, or to provoke a breach of the peace or whereby a breach of the peace is likely to be caused-
(i) discharges, or points, aims or presents any arms
at or near Her Majesty:
(ii) causes any explosive substance to explode near Her Majesty:
(ii) assaults Her Majesty; or
(iv) throws anything at or upon Her Majesty,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for seven years.
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PART II.
OTHER OFFENCES AGAINST THE CROWN.
Any person who wilfully and unlawfully sets fire to or otherwise destroys—-
(a) any of Her Majesty's vessels of war, whether afloat or
being built or under repair;
(b) any arsenal, aircraft factory or dockyard of Her Majesty or any building erected therein or belonging thereto;
(c) any materials in any dockyard of Her Majesty for build-
ing or repairing vessels;
(d) any of Her Majesty's military or naval stores, aircraft
material or other munitions of war; or
(e) any place where such stores, material or other munitions
are kept or placed.
shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction upon indictment shall be sentenced to death.
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Any person who knowingly attempts-
(a) to seduce any member of Her Majesty's forces or any member or officer of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment or
1800, c. 90, 14
1967, c. 18. .. 1261.
Assaults on the Queen. 1842, c. 31. 3. 2.
Arson of Her Majesty's ships etc.
1772 C 14. *. 1.
Incitement to muliny.
1797, c. 70. 1. 1.
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