Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) 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 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
13A Excessive noise
13B Relief for occupier of premises from nuisance
14 Obstruction in canals, etc.
15 Penalty for depositing corpse or dying person
Part III
[Repealed by Act 10 of 1989 wef 09/06/1989]
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 Possession of housebreaking implements or offensive weapons
26 Penalty for taking intoxicant, etc., into public hospital
27 (Repealed)
28 Improper management of house of public resort
Part V VAGRANCY
29 Interpretation
30 Disorderly or indecent behaviour by prostitutes
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 TOUTING
36 Touting for business
36A Touting in public places
36B Seizable offence
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43 (Repealed)
Legislative History