# Elections Act 2022, Paragraph 23: Offences against the Person Act 1861

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

An offence under any of the following provisions of the Offences against the Person Act 1861—
(a) section 4 (soliciting murder);
(b) section 16 (threats to kill);
(c) section 18 (wounding with intent);
(d) section 20 (inflicting bodily injury, with or without weapon);
(e) section 21 (attempting to choke etc in order to commit any indictable offence);
(f) section 23 (maliciously administering poison etc so as to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm);
(g) section 28 (causing bodily injury by explosives);
(h) section 29 (using explosives etc with intent to do grievous bodily harm);
(i) section 30 (placing explosives with intent to do bodily injury);
(j) section 35 (drivers of carriages injuring persons by furious driving);
(k) section 42 (common assault or battery);
(l) section 47 (assault occasioning bodily harm).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/37/schedule/9/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022/schedule-9/paragraph-23
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

