Explosives Act, 1956 (Act No. 26 of 1956)28. Penalties for possession of explosives under certain circumstances |
| 1) | Any person who is found to have in his possession or under his control any explosive under such circumstances as to give rise to a reasonable suspicion that he intended to use such explosive for the purpose of injuring any person or damaging any property, shall, unless he satisfies the court that he had no such intention as aforesaid, be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to the penalties prescribed in paragraph (c) of sub-section (1) of section 27. |
| 2) | For the purposes of subsection (1) 'explosive' includes-- |
| a) | a petrol bomb; |
| b) | any container, apparatus, instrument or article which-- |
| i) | contains any inflammable substance and can be used, or can be adapted so that it can be used, to cause an explosion or a fire; or |
| ii) | was made, or can de adapted, to cause, in combination with or by means of any inflammable substance, an explosion or a fire. |