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Explosives Amendment Act, 1977 (No.101 of 1977) [repealed]
Act
to amend the Explosives Act, 1956, in order to penalize persons falsely holding themselves out to be inspectors of explosives and persons who make threats or communicate false information regarding explosions or alleged explosions or attempts or alleged attempts thereto.
(English text signed by the State President.)
(Assented to 22 June 1977.)
Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:-
Substitution of section 24 of Act 26 of 1956, as amended by section 12 of Act 21 of 1963.
1. The following section is hereby substituted for section 24 of the Explosives Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act):
" Penalties for obstructing inspector or refusing to answer inquiries, etc.
24. Any person who wilfully obstructs or hinders any inspector in the exercise of the powers or duties conferred or imposed upon him by this Act or the regulations or disobeys any lawful order of an inspector, or who upon demand fails to answer as far as he may be able any question lawfully put by an inspector, or who gives false information to an inspector, whether in answer to any such question or not, or who falsely holds himself out to be an inspector, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and
fifty rand or, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months.".
Amendment of section 27 of Act.26 of 1956, as amended by section 13 of Act 21 of 1963.
2. Section 27 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion after subsection (1) of the following subsection:
" (1A)Any person who in any manner-
(a) threatens, or falsely alleges, knowing it to be false, that any other person intends, to cause an explosion whereby life or property is or may be endangered or in order to intimidate any person;
(b) communicates false information, knowing it to be false, regarding any explosion or alleged explosion or any attempt or alleged attempt thereto,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment without the option of a fine for a period of not less than three years and not more than fifteen years.".
Short title.
3. This Act shall be called the· Explosives Amendment Act, 1977.
Commencement
6 July 1977
