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persons; and every person so arrested may be detained until he can be conveniently brought before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to law.
12. Every person who, during the continuance of any such proclamation,--
Combination to stop trade.
(1) unlawfully combines to procure a stoppage of the sale or transit from place to place of provisions or other articles; or
(2) unlawfully combines to procure shopkeepers, dealers, or other persons to discontinue the sale or transit from place to place of provisions or other articles; or
(3) prevents or endeavours to prevent any person from purchasing or from being supplied with any such articles,
shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 50 dollars, and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 3 months.
12a.-(1) Notwithstanding anything in any other Ordinance to the contrary, every male person who during the continuance of any proclamation under this Ordinance, commits any offence against any of the enactments mentioned in the 2nd schedule shall, in addition to any other punishment by law provided, be liable on conviction, whether on indictment or summarily, to be flogged.
(2) In all cases where the punishment of flogging is awarded under this section the following provisions shall have effect:-
(i) The sentence shall prescribe the number of strokes to be inflicted.
(ii) The number of strokes shall not exceed 24 in the case of an offender whose age exceeds 16 years, or 12 in the case of an offender whose age does not exceed 16 years.
(iii) The instrument used in the case of an offender whose age exceeds 16 years shall be the instrument commonly known as the "cat" or else the birch as the Court or Magistrate may specify in the sentence, and in the case of an offender whose age does not exceed 16 years it shall be the birch.
(iv) The flogging shall be inflicted in prison and within 6 months of the sentence.
* As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 63 of 1911 and No. 21 of 1912.
† As amended by No. 52 of 1911, No. 21 of 1912 and No. 22 of 1912.
Flogging for offences during continuance of proclamation.
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persons; and every person so arrested may be detained until he can be conveniently brought before a Magistrate to be dealt with accord- ing to law.
12. Every person who, during the continuance of any such pro- Combination clamation,--
to stop trade.
(1) unlawfully combines to procure a stoppage of the sale or transit from place to place of provisions or other articles ; or
(2) unlawfully combines to procure shopkeepers, dealers, or other persons to discontinue the sale or transit from place to place of provisions or other articles; or
(3) prevents or endeavours to prevent any person from purchasing or from being supplied with any such articles,
shall, on summary, conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 50 dollars, and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 3 months.
12a.-(1) Notwithstanding anything in any other Ordinance to the contrary, every male person who during the continuance of any proclamation under this Ordinance, commits any offence against any of the enactments mentioned in the 2nd schedule shall, in addition to any other punishment by law provided, be liable on conviction, whether on indictment or summarily, to be flogged.
(2) In all cases where the punishment of flogging is awarded under this section the following provisions shall have effect :-
(i) The sentence shall prescribe the number of strokes to be inflicted.
(ii) The number of strokes shall not excood 24 in the case of an offender whose age exceeds 16 years, or 12 in the case of an offender whose age does not exceed 16 years.
(iii) The instrument used in the case of an offender whose age exceeds 16 years shall be the instrument commonly known as the cat" or else the birch as the Court or Magistrate may specify in in the sentence, and in the case of an offender whose age does not exceed 16 years it shall be the birch.
(iv) The flogging shall be inflicted in prison and within 6 months of the sentence.
* As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 63 of 1911 and No. 21 of
1912.
† As amended by No. 52 of 1911, No. 21 of 1912 and No. 22 of
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