CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 85A

CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 85A

85A—Recklessly endangering property

        (1)         Where—

            (a)         a person does an act knowing that the act creates a substantial risk of serious damage to the property of another; and

            (b)         the person does not have lawful authority to do so and knows that no such lawful authority exists,

the person is guilty of an offence.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 years.

        (2)         It is a defence to a charge of an offence against this section for the accused to prove an honest belief that the act constituting the charge was reasonable and necessary for the protection of life or property.