Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 142
142. (1) Whosoever shall be guilty of breaking any seal
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affixed by order of a public aut hority, shall, on conviction, b e liable
to imprisonment for a term from one to three months.
Negligence of
person in
charge.
(2) Where there has been negligence on the part of the person
in charge, such person shall, for the mere negligence, be liabl e to
the same punishment laid d own in sub-article (1).
(3) In either case, the court may, in lieu of the said punishmen t,
award a fine ( multa ).
Theft aggravated
by "breaking".
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