Criminal Code Act 1924
140Common nuisance defined
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140 Common nuisance defined
[Section 140 Amended by No. 37 of 1996, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]**[Section 140 Amended by No. 35 of 1973, s. 2 ]
(1) A common nuisance is an unlawful act or an omission to discharge a legal duty, such act or omission being one which endangers the lives, safety, health, property, or comfort of the public, or by which the public are obstructed in the exercise or enjoyment of any right common to all His Majesty's subjects.
(2) For the purposes of this section the comfort of the public shall be deemed to be affected by any pollution of the environment within the meaning of the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 .