# Malicious Damage Act 1861, Section 36: Obstructing engines or carriages on railways.


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, . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/24-25/97/section/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/malicious-damage-act-1861/section-36
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