Section 19
of Miscellaneous Offences Act ( Formerly Known as Minor Offences Act)
Section 19
Any person who uses any indecent, threatening, abusive or insulting words, or behaves in a threatening or insulting manner, or posts up, affixes or exhibits any indecent, threatening, abusive or insulting written paper or drawing with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, or whereby a breach of the peace is likely to be occasioned, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $500.
Noisy instruments 20.
(1)
Any person who, without the permission in writing of the
Commissioner of Police, beats within the limits of any town or village between the hours 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. of the next day, or in any public road at any hour, a drum or tom-tom, or blows a horn or trumpet, or beats or sounds any brass or other metal instrument or utensil, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $500.
(2)
Notwithstanding that such permission in writing may have been given, any police officer not below the rank of Sergeant, on the complaint of a householder that the noise of any such instrument is dangerous to any sick person living near the place where such noise is going on, or for other good and sufficient reason, may enter upon the premises where the noise is and after warning, stop the noise either by the removal of the instruments or the dispersal of those assembled there.
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Wilful trespass on property 21.
Any person who without satisfactory excuse wilfully trespasses in or upon any dwelling house or premises, or upon any land or ground attached thereto, or upon any boat or vessel, or upon any ground belonging to
Government or appropriated to any public purpose, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $1,000.
Apprehension of suspected persons 22.
Any person —
(a)
found between sunset and sunrise armed with any dangerous or offensive instrument with intent to commit any criminal offence;
(b)
being a reputed thief, found between sunset and sunrise on board any vessel or boat, or lying or loitering in any bazaar, street, road, yard or other place who does not give a satisfactory account of himself;
(c)
found between sunset and sunrise having his face covered or otherwise found disguised with intent to commit any criminal offence;
(d)
found between sunset and sunrise in any dwelling house or other building or wandering about without being able to give a satisfactory account of himself; or
(e)
having in his possession without lawful excuse, the proof of which excuse shall be on such person, any implement of house-breaking, may be taken into custody by any police officer without a warrant, and is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for 12 months, and any such instruments or implements found in the possession of such person shall be forfeited.
Taking spirits etc. into public hospital 23.
Any person who takes or attempts to take without permission into any public hospital any intoxicating liquor, drug or preparation is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $250, or imprisonment
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for 3 months, and such liquor, drug or preparation and the vessels containing the same shall be forfeited.
Boat accidents 24.
(1)
When any accident occurs to a boat attended with loss of life, the owner or person in charge of the boat shall forthwith report the circumstances at a police station.
(2)
Any owner or person in charge, as the case may be, who without lawful excuse neglects or delays to make such report is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $500.
Cruelty to animals 25.
(1)
Any person who cruelly beats, ill-treats, abuses, tortures, or causes or procures to be cruelly beaten, ill-treated, abused or tortured, any animal shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty of a fine of $1,000
or imprisonment for 3 months.
(2)
In this section, “animal” includes any animal, whether wild or domesticated.