Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 339

339. (1) Every person is guilty of a contravention against the person who - (a) challenges another to fight with stones; (b) without inflicting any wound or blow, threatens others with stones or other hard substances, or throws the same, or takes up any other weapon against any person; (c) throws stones or other hard substances at the terraces, roofs, windows, doors, cour tyards, lamps or walls of houses of other persons, or of any other building; or knocks at the door, or rings the bell of any other person’s house or building; (d) attempts to use force against any person with intent to insult, annoy or hurt such person or others, unless the fact constitutes some other offence under any other provision of this Code; (e) utters insults or threats not otherwise provided for in this Code, or being provoked, carries his insult beyond the limit warranted b y the provocation; (f) through carelessness or wan t of caution throws water, or other liquid, or filth upon any person; (g) sets his dog at another person, or does not endeavour to restrain the same, wh en molesting any person; Amended by: III.2014.6. (h) being authorized to correct any other person, exceeds the bounds of moderation: Provided that, for the avoidance of any doubt, corporal punishment of any kind shall always be deemed to exceed the bounds of moderation. (i) frightens or terrifies any other person, in a manner that might cause harm to such person although it be done in 208 CAP . 9.] CRIMINAL CODE jest; (j) being in duty bound to take care of children, or of other persons incapable of taking care of themselves, neglects to take the necessary care of such children or persons; (k) meeting in the street any abandoned or stray child, does not convey such child or immediately report the fact to the Executive Poli ce, or does not otherwise provide for the safety of the child; (l) pushes against any person in the street with the object of hurting or insulting such person; (m) throws any dirt or filth at the door or against the wall of the house of any other person; (n) annoys, vexes or scoffs at any imbecile, aged, crippled, feeble or deformed person; Added by: IV .1856.22. (o) even though without the intent of committing another offence, enters into the dwelling-house of another person, against the express warning of such person, or without his knowledge, or under false pretences or by any other deceit. Added by: XI.1900.51. Amended by: I.1903.18; VIII.1909.32,33. (2) In the cases referred to in sub-ar ticle (1)( d), (e), (l) and (o), no proceedings shall be instituted except on the complaint of t he injured party. (3) Paragraph (1)(e) insofar as it refers to the uttering of ins ults or threats shall be interpreted to allow for the freedom of artistic expression and in particular the said para graph shall not hinder artistic, satirical, comic or cultural expression, of any kind, which does not lead to credible and realistic threats to the personal liberty or secur ity of the complainant or to his property. Sub-title III OF CONTRA VENTIONS AGAINST PROPERTY Contraventions against property.