MALICIOUS DAMAGE.
No. 6 of 1865.
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51. Where an intent to injure or defraud is one of the constituent elements of an offence under this Ordinance, it shall not be necessary to prove an intent to injure or defraud any particular person, but it shall be sufficient to prove that the accused did the act charged with an intent to injure or defraud, as the case may be.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 97, s. 60.
52. Any person found committing any offence against this Ordinance, whether the same is punishable on indictment or on summary conviction, may be immediately apprehended, without a warrant, by any officer of police, or by the owner of the property injured or his servant, or by any person authorised by him, and forthwith taken before a magistrate, to be dealt with according to law.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 97, s. 61.
53. Every person who aids, abets, counsels, or procures the commission of any offence which is by this Ordinance punishable on summary conviction, either for every time of its commission, or for the first and second time only, or for the first time only, shall upon summary conviction be liable, for every first, second, or subsequent offence of aiding, abetting, counselling, or procuring, to the same forfeiture and punishment to which a person guilty of a first, second, or subsequent offence as a principal offender is by this Ordinance made liable.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 97, s. 63.
54. Every sum of money which is ordered to be paid in respect of any injury done shall be assessed in each case by the convicting magistrate, and shall be paid to the party aggrieved, except where he is unknown, and in that case such sum shall be applied in the same manner as a penalty.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 97, s. 64.
Provided that where several persons join in the commission of the same offence, and, on conviction thereof, each is ordered to pay a sum equivalent to the amount of the injury done, no further sum shall be paid to the party aggrieved than such value or amount; and the remaining sums ordered to be paid shall be applied in the same manner as a penalty.
55. In every case of a summary conviction under this Ordinance, where the sum which is ordered to be paid in default of payment of the injury done, or which is imposed as a penalty by the magistrate, is not paid, either immediately after the
* As amended by No. 17 of 1919 and Law Am. Ord., 1923, † As amended by Law Am. Ord., 1923.
forfeiture or
MALICIOUS DAMAGE.
No. 6 of 1865.
135
particular
51. Where an intent to injure or defraud is one of the Intent to constituent elements of an offence under this Ordinance, it injure shall not be necessary to prove an intent to injure or defraud person need any particular person, but it shall be sufficient to prove that proved. the accused did the act charged with an intent to injure or c. 97, s. 60. defraud, as the case may be.
24 & 25 Vict.
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52. Any person found committing any offence against this Apprehension Ordinance, whether the same is punishable on indictment or act of on summary conviction, may be immediately apprehended, committing without a warrant, by any officer of police, or by the owner 24 & 25 Vict. of the property injured or his servant, or by any person c. 97, s. 61. authorised by him, and forthwith taken before a magistrate, to be dealt with according to law.
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punishable punishable on summary conviction, either for every time of on summary
conviction. its commission, or for the first and second time only, or for 24 & 25 Vict. the first time only, shall upon summary conviction be liable, c. 97, s. 63. for every first, second, or subsequent offence of aiding, abet- ting, counselling, or procuring, to the same forfeiture and punishment to which a person guilty of a first, second, or subsequent offence as a principal offender is by this Ordinance made liable.
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54. Every sum of money which is ordered to be paid in Application respect of any injury done shall be assessed in each case by or penalty the convicting magistrate, and shall be paid to the party on summary aggrieved, except where he is unknown, and in that case 24 & 25 Vict. such sum shall be applied in the same manner as a penalty. c. 97, s. 64. Provided that where several persons join in the commission
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of the same offence, and, on conviction thereof, each is ordered to pay a sum equivalent to the amount of the injury done, no further sum shall be paid to the party aggrieved than such value or amount; and the remaining sums ordered to be paid shall be applied in the same manner as a penalty.
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55. In every case of a summary conviction under this Committal Ordinance, where the sum which is ordered to be paid in default of respect of the injury done, or which is imposed as a penalty payment of by the magistrate, is not paid, either immediately after the penalty.
* As amended by No. 17 of 1919 and Law Am. Ord., 1923, † As amended by Law Am, Ord., 1923.
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