Going equipped for stealing etc.
91 Going equipped for stealing etc.
S. 91(1) amended by No. 48/1997 s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 67(a)).
A person shall be guilty of a summary offence if, when not at his place of abode, he has with him any article for use in the course of or in connexion with any burglary, theft or cheat.
S. 91(2) amended by Nos 49/1991 s. 119(1) (Sch. 2 item 34), 48/1997 s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 67(b)).
A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable to level 7 imprisonment (2 years maximum).
Where a person is charged with an offence under this section, proof that he had with him any article made or adapted for use in committing a burglary, theft or cheat shall be evidence that he had it with him for such use.
S. 91(4) substituted by No. 10249 s. 13.
On the conviction of a person for an offence under this section, the court may order the article to be forfeited to the Crown and disposed of in the manner set out in the order.
S. 92 amended by No. 7876 s. 2(3), substituted by No. 8425 s. 2(1)(b), amended by No. 64/1990 s. 20(Sch. item 3(a)(b)).
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