Sch 1 (The Criminal Code), s 71
In forceForcible detainer
Schedule 1The Criminal Code
Part 2Offences against public order
71 Forcible detainer
Any person who, being in actual possession of land without colour of right, holds possession of it, in a manner likely to cause, or cause reasonable fear of, unlawful violence to a person or to property, against a person entitled by law to the possession of the land commits a misdemeanour. Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment. sch 1 pt 2 ch 9 s 71 amd 2008 No. 55 s 13
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