Leaving or sending an article with intent to cause alarm
In force
Part 3A—Offences relating to public order
Division 4—Bomb and other hoaxes
93RLeaving or sending an article with intent to cause alarm
(1)
A person—
(a)
who leaves in any place, or sends by any means, a substance or article, and
(b)
who intends to induce a false belief that the substance or article is likely to be a danger to the safety of a person or of property, or both,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty—Imprisonment for 5 years.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, a false belief that a substance or article is likely to be a danger includes a false belief that the substance or article is likely to explode, ignite, or contain, consist of or discharge a dangerous matter.
