Section 21 VAPP 2015

Section 21 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 is about Attack with harmful substance. It provides as follows:

(1) A person who uses chemical, biological or any other harmful liquid on another
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of life imprisonment
without an option of fine.

(2) A person who attempts to commit the act of violence described in subsection (1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of
imprisonment not exceeding 25 years without an option of fine.

(3) A person who incites aids, abets, or counsels another person to commit the act of violence, as provided for in subsection (1) of this section, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 25 years without an option of fine.

(4) A person who receives or assists another who, to his or her knowledge, committed the offence provided for in subsection (1) of this section is an accessory after the fact and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 25 years without the option of fine.

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