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with the intention of inducing some other person to believe that it is likely to explode or ignite and thereby cause personal injury or damage to property shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Any person who communicates any information which he knows or believes to be false to another person with the intention of inducing him or any other person to believe that a bomb or other article, substance or thing liable to explode or ignite is present in any place or location whatever shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) For a person to be guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) it shall not be necessary for him to have any particular person in mind as the person in whom he intends to induce the belief mentioned in those subsections.
(4) Any person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable-
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 3 years; and
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of $150,000 and to imprisonment for 5 years.
(Part V replaced, 16 of 1987, s. 2)
PART VI
CONTROL OF PLACES, VESSELS, OFFENSIVE WEAPONS, ETC.
31. (1) The Governor may, if he is satisfied that it is necessary in the interests of public order so to do, by order (hereinafter referred to as a curfew order) direct that, within such area and during such hours as may be specified in the curfew order, every person, or, as the case may be, every member of any class of persons specified in the curfew order, shall, save under and in accordance with a permit issued by the Commissioner of Police under subsection (2), remain indoors.
(2) (a) The Commissioner of Police may issue to any person a permit for the purposes of subsection (1).
(b) A permit issued under this subsection shall be subject to such conditions as the Commissioner of Police thinks fit, and may be cancelled by the Commissioner of Police at any time.
(c) Upon cancellation of a permit under paragraph (b), the Commissioner of Police shall serve on the permit holder, either personally or by registered post, notice in writing of the cancellation, and upon receipt of the notice the permit holder shall forthwith surrender his permit. (Added, 31 of 1970, s. 20)
(2A) The Commissioner of Police may delegate to any public officer or the person for the time being holding any office designated
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CAP. 245]
Public Order
[1987 Ed.
Curfew orders.
with the intention of inducing some other person to believe that it is likely to explode or ignite and thereby cause personal injury or damage to property shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Any person who communicates any information which he knows or believes to be false to another person with the intention of inducing him or any other person to believe that a bomb or other article, substance or thing liable to explode or ignite is present in any place or location whatever shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) For a person to be guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) it shall not be necessary for him to have any particular person in mind as the person in whom he intends to induce the belief mentioned in those subsections.
(4) Any person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable-
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine of $50,000 and to
imprisonment for 3 years; and
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of $150,000 and to
imprisonment for 5 years.
(Part V replaced, 16 of 1987, s. 2)
PART VI
CONTROL OF PLACES, VESSELS, OFFENSIVE WEAPONS, ETC.
31. (1) The Governor may, if he is satisfied that it is necessary in the interests of public order so to do, by order (hereinafter referred to as a curfew order) direct that, within such area and during such hours as may be specified in the curfew order, every person, or, as the case may be, every member of any class of persons specified in the curfew order, shall, save under and in accordance with a permit issued by the Commissioner of Police under subsection (2), remain indoors.
(2) (a) The Commissioner of Police may issue to any person
a permit for the purposes of subsection (1).
(b) A permit issued under this subsection shall be subject to such conditions as the Commissioner of Police thinks fit, and may be cancelled by the Commissioner of Police at any time.
(c) Upon cancellation of a permit under paragraph (b), the Commissioner of Police shall serve on the permit holder, either personally or by registered post, notice in writing of the cancellation, and upon receipt of the notice the permit holder shall forthwith surrender his permit. (Added, 31 of 1970, s. 20)
(2A) The Commissioner of Police may delegate to any public officer or the person for the time being holding any office designated
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