Section 29A
Carrying etc. incendiary device
(1)
Any person who in any place, whether or not a public place, carries or has in his possession or under his control any device known as a molotov cocktail or any other type of incendiary device, whether or not similar thereto, used or capable of being used to start or keep any fire, otherwise than with lawful authority or solely for a lawful purpose is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction -
(a)
if the place is in the vicinity of a petroleum pipeline, gas pipeline, water supply pipeline, electrical supply installation or any property declared to be prescribed property to which section 435(l)(b) of the Penal Code (Chapter 22) applies, to imprisonment for life; or
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(b)
in any other case, to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year and not exceeding 10 years and whipping with not less than 3 strokes.
(2)
In any prosecution for an offence under subsection (I), the onus of proving that the accused carried such device or had in it his possession or under his control solely for a lawful purpose shall lie upon the accused.
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(3)
A person shall be presumed to have lawful authority for the purposes of this section if he carries or has in his possession or under his control any such device -
(a)
in or in connection with the performance of his duty as a member of any security force or as a person in the service of
Government or of any local authority in Brunei Darussalam; or
(b)
as part of his official or ceremonial dress on any official or ceremonial occasion.
(4)
For the purposes of subsection (1). it is immaterial whether or not the device is visible or whether or not it is concealed in any way whatsoever.