Penal Code · s 427A

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s 427AMischief in protected place or place of worship

(1)

Whoever commits mischief -

(a)

in a protected place; or

(b)

to any building used as a place for worship. or any property therein.

shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and whipping with not less than 4 strokes.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (I), "protected place" means any place or premises declared to be a protected place in the Protected Areas and

Protected Places Act (Chapter 147).