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Punishment

Cap. 101, s. 135 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) A person who commits arson as chargeable under section 132(3) is liable– (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life, (b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years. (2) A person who commits an offence under section 132 (2) is liable to imprisonment for life. (3) A person who commits any other offence under this Title is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years. (4) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the offence chargeable under section 132(3) as arson may, at the discretion of the Director of Public Prosecutions, be tried summarily.
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