Minor Offences Act(CHAPTER 184)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
3 Verandahs public roads
4 Offences how punishable
Part II OFFENCES
5 General rules for assemblies and processions
6 Burning material or discharging firearm in public road
7 Duty of police officers as to dangerous animals
8 Dog running at persons, etc.
9 Ferocious dog at large
10 Liability of dog owner
11 Nuisances
12 Offences relating to animals
13 Other offences
14 Obstruction in canals, etc.
15 Penalty for depositing corpse or dying person
Part III ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, POLICE AND MARINE
16 Unlawful possession of naval, military, air force or police stores
17 Penalty for taking spirits into barracks or on board Government ships
18 Power to arrest and search boats
19 Penalty for harbouring or concealing deserter from vessels
20 Supplying drink, etc., to constables on duty
Part IV OTHER OFFENCES
21 Drunkeness in public places
22 Soliciting in public place
23 Riotous, disorderly or indecent behaviour in, or in the immediate vicinity of, certain places
24 Wilful trespass on property
25 Apprehension of suspected persons
26 Penalty for taking intoxicant, etc., into public hospital
27 Boat accidents
28 Improper management of house of public resort
Part V VAGRANCY
29 Interpretation
30 Idle and disorderly persons. Unlicensed hawkers
31 Rogues and vagabonds. Persons previously convicted under section 30
32 Any person may arrest offender
33 Search of conveyance or goods of person arrested
34 Search of premises for idle and disorderly person and rogue and vagabond
35 Magistrate may take recognizances for good behaviour in certain cases
Part VI POUNDS
36 Public pounds to be provided
Part VII FRAUDULENT POSSESSION OF PROPERTY
37 Fraudulent possession of property
38 Secondhand dealers and money changers to report property stolen or fraudulently obtained
39 Melting or defacing metals, etc., within 3 days of receipt
40 Register of workers and dealers in metals
41 Employees not affected
Part VIII MISCELLANEOUS
42 Power of arrest
43 Touting
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