Malicious Damage Act 1861 in Scotland
24 & 25 Vict. c. 97 · Enacted 6 August 1861 · Extends to United Kingdom
Contents
- 1—34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Injuries to Railway Carriages and Telegraphs
- 36Obstructing engines or carriages on railways.
- 37—46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 49—55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Other Matters
- 56, 57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 58Malice against owner of property unnecessary.
- 59—71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 72Offences committed within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty.
- 73—79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
1—34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
36Obstructing engines or carriages on railways.C1
Whosoever, by any unlawful act, or by any wilful omission or neglect, shall obstruct or cause to be obstructed any engine or carriage using any railway, or shall aid or assist therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, . . . F1
37—46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
49—55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
56, 57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
58Malice against owner of property unnecessary.
Every punishment and forfeiture by this Act imposed on any person maliciously committing any offence, whether the same be punishable upon indictment or upon summary conviction, shall equally apply and be enforced, whether the offence shall be committed from malice conceived against the owner of the property in respect of which it shall be committed, or otherwise.
59—71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
72Offences committed within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty.
All indictable offences mentioned in this Act which shall be committed within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England or Ireland shall be . . . F1 liable to the same punishments as if they had been committed upon the land in England or Ireland . . .