Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906

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3 Verandah public roads

4 Offences how punishable

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

12 Offences relating to animals

13 Other offences relating to public road

14A Making of harassing or obscene telephone calls to emergency telephone numbers

14B Liability of subscriber

14C Providing of information

14D Communicating false message

15 Relief for occupier of premises from nuisance

16 Obstruction in canals, etc.

17 Penalty for depositing corpse or dying person

19 Soliciting in public place

20 Riotous, disorderly or indecent behaviour in, or in immediate vicinity of, certain places

21 Wilful trespass on property

22 Loitering in place, vessel, etc., without satisfactory explanation

22A Carrying truncheons, etc., in public places

23 Penalty for taking intoxicant, etc., into public hospital

24 Improper management of house of public resort

25 Interpretation of this Part

26 Disorderly or indecent behaviour by prostitutes

27 Rogues and vagabonds

27A Appearing nude in public or private place

28 Any person may arrest offender

29 Search of conveyance or goods of person arrested

30 Search of premises for idle and disorderly person and rogue and vagabond

31 Magistrate may take recognisances for good behaviour in certain cases

32 Touting for business

33 Touting in public offices

34 Arrestable offence

35 Fraudulent possession of property

36 Secondhand dealers and money changers to report property stolen or fraudulently obtained

37 Melting or defacing metals, etc., within 3 days of receipt

38 Register of workers and dealers in metals

39 Employees not affected

Ferocious dog at large

9. Any person who negligently suffers to be at large any ferocious dog without a muzzle shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, and if the dog has bitten, or attempted to bite any person, the dog may be killed by order of a Magistrate’s Court.

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