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Section 15: Treaspass.

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(1) Every person who— a) unlawfully enters, in an insulting, annoying, or threatening manner, upon any lawn, yard, garden, house, or premises belonging to any other person; or b) unlawfully enters upon or, in, any such land, or other place as aforesaid, after having been forbidden by the owner thereof, or his servant, to do so; or c) unlawfully enters and remains upon, or an any such land or other place as aforesaid, after having been required by the owner thereof or his servant, to depart therefrom; or d) having lawfully entered upon, or in, any such land or other place as aforesaid misconducts himself by behaving thereon in an insulting, annoying or threatening manner, or e) having lawfully entered upon, or in, any such land or other place as aforesaid, remains thereon, after having been lawfully required by the owner thereof or his servant to depart therefrom; shall be deemed a wilful trespasser. (2) Every person who is convicted of a wilful trespass under this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding four leones. (3) Every constable shall assist in the apprehension and detention of any wilful trespasser, whenever called upon to do so by the owner, or by the servant of the owner of the property on which the trespass takes place. (4) Every complaint for an offence under this section shall be made by the owner of the property on, or with respect to, which the offence is committed. (5) In this section the term “owner” includes any tenant or occupier, and the attorney or agent of any owner. (6) Nothing in this section contained shall extend to any case in which the party trespassing acted under a fair and reasonable supposition that he had a right to go into, or upon, such land or other place as aforesaid. CARRYING OF OFFENSIVE WEAPONS Prohibition of carrying of offensive weapons without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.

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