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Modern Slavery Act 2015

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Offences against the Person Act 1861 (c. 100)

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7An offence under any of the following provisions of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861—

  • section 4 (soliciting murder)

  • section 16 (threats to kill)

  • section 18 (wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm)

  • section 20 (malicious wounding)

  • section 21 (attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle in order to commit or assist in committing an indictable offence)

  • section 22 (using drugs etc to commit or assist in the committing of an indictable offence)

  • section 23 (maliciously administering poison etc so as to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm)

  • section 27 (abandoning children)

  • section 28 (causing bodily injury by explosives)

  • section 29 (using explosives with intent to do grievous bodily harm)

  • section 30 (placing explosives with intent to do bodily injury)

  • section 31 (setting spring guns etc with intent to do grievous bodily harm)

  • section 32 (endangering safety of railway passengers)

  • section 35 (injuring persons by furious driving)

  • section 37 (assaulting officer preserving wreck)

  • section 38 (assault with intent to resist arrest).

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