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Section 336 — Punishment for act which endangers life or the personal safety of others

Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.

Amendments
Section 336 — Original text to 1 February 2008superseded
336.Punishment for act which endangers life or the personal safety of others

Whoever does any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 months, or with fine which may extend to $250, or with both.

Section 336 — From 1 February 2008 (current)restructured by Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007
336.Punishment for act which endangers life or the personal safety of others

Whoever does any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others, shall be punished —

(a)in the case of a rash act, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months, or with fine which may extend to $2,500, or with both; or

(b)in the case of a negligent act, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 months, or with fine which may extend to $1,500, or with both.