Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
3 Verandah public roads
4 Offences how punishable
Part 2 OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND NUISANCE
5 (Repealed)
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 relating to public road
14 Excessive noise
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
Part 3 OTHER OFFENCES
18 (Repealed)
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
Part 4 VAGRANCY
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
Part 5 TOUTING
32 Touting for business
33 Touting in public offices
34 Arrestable offence
Part 6 FRAUDULENT POSSESSION OF PROPERTY
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
Part 7 MISCELLANEOUS
40 Power of arrest
40A Offences by corporations
40B Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships
41 Regulations
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table