317Offences connected with explosive substances

317 Offences connected with explosive substances

(1) In this Division unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter—

S. 317(1) def. of explosive substance amended by No. 25/2009 s. 4(1)(a).

explosive substance includes—

(a) any material for making any explosive substance;

(b) any apparatus machine implement or materials used or intended to be used or adapted for causing or aiding in causing any explosion in or with any explosive substance; and

(c) any part of any such apparatus machine or implement;

S. 317(1) def. of
public place inserted by No. 25/2009 s. 4(1)(b).

S. 317(1) def. of
vehicle inserted by No. 25/2009 s. 4(1)(b).

S. 317(2) amended by Nos 9576 s. 11(1), 49/1991 s. 119(1)
(Sch. 2 item 59), 48/1997
s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 87(a)).

(2) Any person who unlawfully and maliciously causes by any explosive substance an explosion of a nature likely to endanger life or to cause serious injury to property shall, whether any injury to person or property has been actually caused or not, be guilty of an indictable offence, and shall be liable to level 4 imprisonment (15 years maximum).

S. 317(3) amended by Nos 9576 s. 11(1), 101/1986 s. 56, 49/1991 s. 119(1)
(Sch. 2 item 60(a)), 48/1997
s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 87(b)).

(3) Any person who unlawfully and maliciously—

(a) does any act with intent to cause by an explosive substance or conspires to cause by an explosive substance an explosion of a nature likely to endanger life or to cause serious injury to property; or

(b) makes or has in his possession or under his control any explosive substance with intent by means thereof to endanger life or cause serious injury to property or to enable any other person by means thereof to endanger life or cause serious injury to property—

shall, whether any explosion does or does not take place and whether any injury to person or property has been actually caused or not, be guilty of an indictable offence, and shall be liable to level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum).

S. 317(4) amended by Nos 9576 s. 11(1), 101/1986 s. 56, 49/1991 s. 119(1)
(Sch. 2 item 60(b)), 48/1997
s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 87(c)).

(4) Any person who makes or knowingly has in his possession or under his control any explosive substance, under such circumstances as to give rise to a reasonable suspicion that he is not making it or does not have it in his possession or under his control for a lawful object shall, unless he can show that he made it or had it in his possession or under his control for a lawful object, be guilty of an indictable offence, and shall be liable to level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum).