MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES ACT (as amended) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) (m) (n) (o) (p) (q) (r) (s) (t) (u) (viii) does any act of a like nature; or wantonly provokes any animal; or without the permission of the appropriate authority, makes a fire or lets off fireworks manufactured for the purpose of amusement, in a public place; or rides or drives any animal upon any pavement; or throws or deposits any refuse or inflammable material in or upon a public place or in or upon any other place which has not been set aside for that purpose by the appropriate authority; or encumbers or obstructs the free passage along any street, road, thoroughfare, sidewalk or pavement; or allows any refuse, night-soil or other offensive material to be spilt or thrown into or on a public place; or cuts down, removes, destroys or injures any wood, tree or shrub without the permission of the owner or occupier of the land upon which such wood, tree or shrub is situated, or, in the case of any wood, tree or shrub situated in or upon a public place, the permission of the appropriate authority; or rides or drives any animal in or through a public place in a manner dangerous to the public; or discharges any firearm, air-pistol, air-rifle or airgun in or upon a public place unless such firearm, air-pistol, air-rifle or air-gun is discharged in selfdefence, for humane reasons or in circumstances in which such discharge is justified under any other law; or fires any explosive in or upon a public place without the permission of the appropriate authority; or drives or leaves any vehicle drawn by oxen in any public street or thoroughfare without a person at the head of such oxen or leaves any vehicle drawn by horses, donkeys or mules standing in any street or thoroughfare without a person at the head of such horses, donkeys or mules; or swears or makes use of obscene, abusive, insulting or threatening language in a public place; or shouts or screams in a public place to the annoyance of the public; or sings any obscene song within the hearing of the public, or writes or draws any indecent or obscene word, figure or representation in the view of public; or places any placard or other document, writing or painting on, or otherwise defaces any house, building, wall, fence, lamp-post, gate or elevator without the consent of the owner or occupier thereof or, subject to any other enactment, places any handbill, leaflet or other similar document on or in any motor vehicle without the consent of the owner or person in charge of such vehicle; or fails or neglects to take such steps as may be necessary to prevent the creation on property owned, leased or occupied by him, of a nuisance by offensive smell or otherwise; or flies a kite or a model aeroplane or plays any game in a public place to the annoyance of the public; or skates in or upon any street, road, thoroughfare, sidewalk or pavement; or commits any nuisance in any street or within view of any dwelling-house whereby public decency may be offended; or (v) allows to be at large an unmuzzled ferocious dog; or (w) begs or receives alms or induces or endeavours to induce the giving of alms in a public place without the consent of the appropriate authority; shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level four or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.4 4 Penalty for loitering for purpose of prostitution (1) Any person loitering or being in any public place for the purpose of prostitution or solicitation shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.5 (2) The court convicting a person of a contravention of subsection (1) may order that that person shall not, during such period not exceeding three years as the court may specify in the order, loiter in or on any road, street, thoroughfare, lane, footpath, sidewalk or pavement between the hours of six o’clock in the evening and six o’clock in the morning. (3) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with an order made in terms of subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to the penalties referred to in subsection (1). 5 Penalty for certain offences (1) Any person who— (a) slaughters or skins any animal or knowingly leaves any dead animal in or upon a public place; or (b) wilfully enters into or upon any land, enclosed area or building, on or near to which there is conspicuously displayed a notice in large, legible letters forbidding entry; or (c) whether or not there is a notice mentioned in paragraph (b), enters or has entered into or upon any land, enclosed area or building and fails or refuses to leave such land, enclosed area or building after being requested to do so by the owner, lawful occupier or person in charge thereof or any person authorized thereto by or on behalf of the owner, lawful occupier or person in charge thereof; or (d) threatens to do injury to some other person or to the property of some other person; or (e) plays or bets in any street, road, thoroughfare or other open and public place at or with any table or instrument of gaming or pretended game of chance and any person who is present at a gathering where such gambling is in progress; shall be guilty of an offence: Provided that nothing in paragraph (e) contained shall be construed as prohibiting the playing or betting at any entertainment if authority for the conduct of such gaming or game of chance has been granted under the Lotteries and Gaming (Exemption) Act [Chapter 10:13]. (2) Subject to any other law, any person who sets, urges or permits any dog or other animal to attack or worry any person or animal or to pursue any vehicle, including a two-wheeled or three-wheeled vehicle, or permits the yapping, whining or barking of any dog, whether in a public place or otherwise, to disturb or interfere with the rest, peace or tranquillity of persons in the vicinity shall be guilty of an offence. -2-