# Offences against the Person Act 1861, Section 28: Causing bodily injury by gunpowder.


Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously, by the explosion of gunpowder or other explosive substance, burn, maim, disfigure, disable, or do any grievous bodily harm to any person, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be kept in penal servitude for life . . . or to be imprisoned . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/24-25/100/section/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offences-against-the-person-act-1861/section-28
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