Part VI MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
Vandalism
52 Vandalism.
1
Subject to subsection (2) below, any person who, without reasonable excuse, wilfully or recklessly destroys or damages any property belonging to another shall be guilty of the offence of vandalism.
2
It shall not be competent to charge acts which constitute the offence of wilful fire-raising as vandalism under this section.
3
Any person convicted of the offence of vandalism shall be liable on summary conviction—
a
in the district court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 60 days, or to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, or to both;
b
in the sheriff court—
i
for a first such offence, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or to a fine not exceeding the prescribed sum (within the meaning of section 225(8) of the M1Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995), or to both; and
ii
for any subsequent such offence, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to the fine mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) above, or to both.