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.