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Trespasser refusing to quit or give his name, etc., may be apprehended
Cap. 98, s. 29 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) If any person unlawfully enters upon any premises the owner may require the person so entering forthwith to quit the premises and also to give his christian name, surname and place of abode, and in case such person, after being so required, refuses to quit or to give his real name and place of abode, or gives a false or illusory account of himself, or if he 44 quits but returns to the said premises or any part thereof, he shall be deemed a willful trespasser.
(2) That trespasser may be apprehended and detained by the owner of the premises or by any person whom the owner may call to his assistance, and shall be taken without delay before a magistrate or to a police station, to be dealt with according to law.
wilful trespasser.
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