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- (b) the person intends the use of the radioactive material or Convention device—
- (i) to cause the death of, or serious bodily injury to, any individual;
- (ii) to cause substantial damage to property or to the environment; or
- (iii) to compel any other person, or any international organisation or government, to do or refrain from doing any act.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall on conviction—
- (a) in any case where the person intends the use of the radioactive material or Convention device to cause the death of any individual, and death is caused—be subject to the same punishment as an act under section 300(a) of the Penal Code (Cap. 224); or
- (b) in any other case—be punished with imprisonment for life.
Using or damaging nuclear facility
7.—(1) A person shall be guilty of an offence if—
- (a) the person, intentionally and without lawful authority, uses or damages a nuclear facility in a manner that causes, or creates a risk of, the release of radioactive material; and
- (b) the person intends the use of, or damage to, the nuclear facility—
- (i) to cause the death of, or serious bodily injury to, any individual;
- (ii) to cause substantial damage to property or to the environment; or
- (iii) to compel any other person, or any international organisation or government, to do or refrain from doing any act.
