No. 80f 1954. Larceny (lmendment). LEEWARD

“S.A
T Assent,
K. W. Biackpurne,

Governor.
20th January, 1954.

LEEWARD ISLANDS.
No. 3 of 1954.

An Act to amend the Larceny Act, 1944.

BE I'l’ ENACTED by the Governor and
General Legislative Council of the Leeward as
follows:—

1. This Act may be cited as the Larceny
(Amendment) Act, 1954, and shall be read as
one with the Larceny Act, 1944, hereinafter
called the Principal Act. -

2. Section 5 of the Principal Act is hereby
amended by the renumbering of subsection (2)
thereof as sithsection (3) and by the insertion of
the following subsection as subsection (2):—

‘©(2} Where any person is charged with

an offence under subsection (1) of this sec-
tion, such charge may be heard, tried and
determined summarily by a Magistrate and
on conviction for any such offence the Mag-
_ istrate may sentence the person charged to
a fine not exceeding one hundred and
twenty dollars or to imprisonment with hard
labour for any term not exceeding six

months, and upon a subsequent conviction.

on a similar charge, to a fine not exceed-
ing two hundred and forty dollars or to
imprisonment with hard labour for any term
not exceeding twelve months.”.

3. The following section is hereby substi-
tuted for section 12 of the Principal Act—

IsLanps,

Short title.

24/1944.

Amendment
of section 5 of
the Principal
Act

Substitution
of section 12
of the Princi-
pal Aot.