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23An offence under any of the following provisions of the Offences against the Person Act 1861—
(a)section 4 (soliciting murder);
(b)section 16 (threats to kill);
(c)section 18 (wounding with intent);
(d)section 20 (inflicting bodily injury, with or without weapon);
(e)section 21 (attempting to choke etc in order to commit any indictable offence);
(f)section 23 (maliciously administering poison etc so as to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm);
(g)section 28 (causing bodily injury by explosives);
(h)section 29 (using explosives etc with intent to do grievous bodily harm);
(i)section 30 (placing explosives with intent to do bodily injury);
(j)section 35 (drivers of carriages injuring persons by furious driving);
(k)section 42 (common assault or battery);
(l)section 47 (assault occasioning bodily harm).
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