Act 9
Penal Code Act
2008
(a) the extent to which the accused has persisted with the
allegations made in the statement;
(b) the extravagance of any allegations made in the statement;
(c) the nature and extent of publication of the statement; and
(d) whether and to what extent the interests of the State or any
community have been detrimentally affected by the publication.
291. Printing or Engraving etc. Matter known to be Defamatory.
Whoever prints or engraves or inscribes any matter or prepares or
causes to be prepared any record for the purpose of mechanical
reproduction of any matter, knowing or having good reason to
believe that such matter is defamatory of any person commits an
offence and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding two years or with a fine or with both.
292. Sale of Printed or Engraved or Inscribed Substance Containing
Defamatory Matter.
Whoever sells or offers for sale any printed or engraved or
inscribed substance containing defamatory matter or any record
prepared for the purpose of the mechanical reproduction of
defamatory matter, knowing that such substance or record
contains such matter, commits an offence, and upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two
years or with a fine or with both.
CHAPTER XXI
OFFENCES RELATING TO ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY
293. Theft.
Theft and Theft Related Offences
(1) Whoever, intending to take dishonestly any movable
property out of the possession of any person without that
person’s consent, moves that property in order to effect
such taking, and whoever dishonestly diverts, consumes or
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