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Internal Security Act 1960 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Special Provisions Relating to Security Areas
71. Extension of right of private defence
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Last amended by an amending law of 2019.
The right of private defence of property conferred by section 105 of the Penal Code 1871 shall be deemed to extend to any mischief by fire or explosive committed on a railway engine, railway rolling stock or a motor vehicle in any security area, as it applies to mischief by fire committed on a building used as a human dwelling or as a place for the custody of property.
security area
Defined · s 2
“security area” means any area in respect of which a proclamation under section 48 is for the time being in force;