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Section 28: Every person who--
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(1) wilfully prevents, obstructs, or hinders any constable,
duly authorised in that behalf, from, or in, entering any
house, room, place or premises suspected of being used as a
common gaming-house; or
(2) uses any means or contrivance whatsoever for the
purpose of preventing, obstructing or delaying the entry of
any such constable into such house, room, place or premises;
shall, on being convicted thereof, be liable to a fine, not exceeding
ten pounds, or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour,
for a term not exceeding three months.
29. {1) Any person, except acting in obedience to proper
authority, who shall fire any cannon, gun or other firearm, or
throw any squib, rocket, or firework, or throw any stone or other
missile to the injury, danger or annoyance of any person, or to
the danger of his property, shall be liable, on conviction thereof,
to a fine, not exceeding forty shillings.
(2) Any person who shall be convicted of-
(a) throwing any stone or other missile to the injury, danger
or annoyance of any person, or to the danger of his property,
and who shall have previously been convicted of a similar
offence; or
Obstruction
of police
entering
gaming
house.
Throwing of
missiles.
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(b) throwing any stone at any vehicle in motion; or
(c) throwing any stone or other missile at occupied premises;
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any person assisting a police officer or constable in the
execution of his duty; or
(e) throwing any stone or other missile at any person who
shall, in consequence, receive any wound or injury;
shall be liable to a fine, not exceeding sixty shillings, or to
imprisonment for any period not exceeding one month.
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