# Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, Section 56: Fires.


Any person who lays or lights a fire in a public place so as to endanger any other person or give him reasonable cause for alarm or annoyance or so as to endanger any property shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/45/section/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civic-government-scotland-act-1982/section-56
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