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269 Unlawfully setting fire to property

*[Section 269 Amended by No. 17 of 1985, s. 6 ]*Any person who unlawfully sets fire to any property not comprised in section 268 or 268A is guilty of a crime.

Charge: Unlawfully setting fire to property.

Previous section268AUnlawfully setting fire to crops, forest, moorland, peat, &c.

Next section269ACausing a fire with intent to injure person or property