Penal Code · s 456

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s 456Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night

Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night. shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and whipping.

Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in protected place or place of worship 456A.

(1)

Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night in a protected place or a place of worship shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 10

years and whipping with not less than 3 strokes.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1). "protected place" means any place or premises declared to be a protected place under section 5 of the

Protected Areas and Protected Places Act (Chapter 147).