1950_OFFENCES_AGAINST_THE_PERSON_ORDINANCE — Page 4

୮

CA

2

Offences against the Person.

[CAP. 212

or damaging

intent to

11. Any person who, by the explosion of gunpowder Destroying or any other explosive substance, destroys or damages any building with building with intent to commit murder shall be guilty of murder felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.

12. Any person who-

24 & 25 Vict. c. 100, s. 12.

Setting fire to or casting

with intent

to murder. c. 100, s. 13.

24 & 25 Vict.

(a) sets fire to any ship or vessel, or any part thereof, away ship

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-

(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

Attempting

to administer

poison, or attempting

shooting, or

to shoot or drown, etc., with intent to murder. 24 & 25 Vict.

(c) by drawing a trigger or in any other manner, c. 100, s. 14.

attempts to discharge any kind of loaded arms at

any person; or

(d) attempts to drown, suffocate, or strangle any

person,

with intent in any of such cases to commit murder, shall, whether any bodily injury is effected or not, be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.

Attempting to commit

murder by

14. Any person who, by any means other than those specified in any of the preceding sections, attempts to commit murder shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable specified. to imprisonment for life.

Letters threatening to murder.

means not

24 & 25 Vict. c. 100, s. 15.

letter

to murder.

15. Any person who maliciously sends, delivers, or Sending utters, or directly or indirectly causes to be received, know- threatening ing the contents thereof, any letter or writing threatening 24 & 25 Vict. to kill or murder any person shail be guilty of felony and shall be liable to imprisonment for ten years, and, if-a-male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.

87

c. 100, s. 16.