Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007 (n) 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; (o) fails or neglects to take such steps as may be necessary to prevent the creation on property owned, leased or occupied by him or her, of a nuisance by offensive smell or otherwise; (p) flies a kite or model aeroplane or plays any game in a public place to the annoyance of the public; (q) skates in or upon any street, road, thoroughfare, sidewalk or pavement; (r) allows to be at large any unmuzzled ferocious dog; (s) slaughters or skins any animal or knowingly leaves any dead animal in or upon a public place; (t) plays or bets in any street, road, thoroughfare or other open place or public place at or with any table or instrument of gaming or pretended game of chance, or is present at a gathering where such gambling is in progress: Provided that nothing in this paragraph 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 in terms of the Lotteries and Gaming Act [Chapter 10:26]; (u) subject to any other enactment, sets, urges or permits any dog or other animal to pursue any vehicle; (v) employs any means whatsoever which are likely materially to interfere with the ordinary comfort, convenience, peace or quiet of the public or any section of the public, or does any act which is likely to create a nuisance or obstruction; shall be guilty of criminal nuisance. FOURTH SCHEDULE (Section 275) PERMISSIBLE VERDICTS Section and Crime Charged Permissible Verdict - 149 -

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