Section 66: Plundering public property with armed band
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66. Plundering public property with armed band
(1) Quiconque— (1) Any person who, for the purpose of—
(a) pour envahir des domai- (a) taking possession of
nes, propriétés ou deniers any public land, proppublics, places, vill-es, erty or money, or place,
forteresses, postes, ma- town, fortress, post,
gasins,arsenaux,ports, storehouse, arsenal, port,
vaisseaux ou bâtiments ship or vessel, belongappartenant à l’Etat; ing to the State;
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(b) pour piller ou partager (b) plundering or sharing
des propriétés publiques public or national propou nationales, ou celles erty, or the property of a
d’une généralité de ci- body of citizens; or
toyens; ou
(c) pour faire attaque ou (c) attacking or resisting the
résistance envers la for- civil or military authorice publique agissant ties employed against
contre les auteurs de the authors of such
ces crimes, crime,
se sera mis à la tête des bandes ar- puts himself at the head of any
mées ou y aura exercé une fonction armed band, or exercises any funcou un commandement quelconque, tion or command in an armed band,
shall be punished by penal servitude.
(2) La même peine sera appliquée (2) The like punishment shall be
à ceux qui auront dirigé l’association, applied to those who head the assolevé ou fait lever, organisé ou fait ciation, levy or cause to be levied,
organiser les bandes, ou leur auront, organise or cause to be organised,
sciemment et volontairement, fourni any such band, or who knowingly
ou procuré des armes, munitions et and wilfully furnish or provide them
instruments de crime, ou envoyé des with any arms, munitions, or instruconvois de subsistances, ou qui au- ments of crime, or who send convoys
ront, de toute autre manière, pratiqué of provisions, or who in any way,
des intelligences avec les directeurs keep up any intelligence with the
ou commandants des bandes. directors or commanders of such
bands.
(3) Les individus faisant partie (3) Any person who forms part
des bandes dont il est parlé aux sec- of any armed band described in sections 62 à 64 et 66 sans y exercer tions 62 to 64 and 66, without exaucun commandement ni emploi et ercising any command or function in
qui auront été saisis sur les lieux, the band and who is arrested on the
spot,
shall be punished by penal servitude for a term not exceeding 20 years.
[S. 66 reprinted by Reprint 2 of 1983; amended by Act 48 of 1991; s. 8 (b) of Act 36 of 2008
w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]
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- What is the penalty for leading or joining an armed band that plunders public property?