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Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against the person - Assaults and injuries to the person

202: Setting traps, etc

You could also call this:

“It's against the law to set up dangerous traps that could hurt people.”

If you set up a trap or device that is likely to hurt someone, and you do this on purpose or without caring about other people’s safety, you can go to prison for up to 5 years.

If you are living in or in charge of a place where someone has set up a dangerous trap or device, and you know about it but let it stay there, you can go to prison for up to 3 years.

These rules are part of the law to stop people from hurting others with traps or dangerous devices.

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Part 8 Crimes against the person
Assaults and injuries to the person

202Setting traps, etc

  1. Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years who, with intent to injure, or with reckless disregard for the safety of others, sets or places or causes to be set or placed any trap or device that is likely to injure any person.

  2. Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years who, being in occupation or possession of any place where any such trap or device has been set or placed, knowingly and wilfully permits it to remain there in such a condition that any person is likely to be injured by it.

  3. Repealed
Compare
  • 1908 No 32 s 205
Notes
  • Section 202(3): repealed, on , by section 164(b) of the Sentencing Act 2002 (2002 No 9).