181CBomb hoaxes

181C Bomb hoaxes

[Section 181C Amended by No. 32 of 2025, s. 4, Applied:23 Dec 2025]

(1)  A person who places or sends, or causes to be placed or sent, by means of any form of transportation or delivery, an article or substance in or upon a place with the intention of inducing in another person the belief that the article or substance is likely to –

(a) explode or ignite; or

(b) discharge a dangerous or deleterious matter –

is guilty of a crime.

Charge:  Placing or sending article or substance to induce belief of explosion, ignition or discharge.

(2)  In proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) , it is not necessary to prove that the defendant had an intent to induce a specific belief in the victim.