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76 Burglary

(1)A person is guilty of burglary if the person enters any building or part of a building as a trespasser with intent— which is punishable with imprisonment for a term of five years or more.
S. 76(1) amended by No. 52/2025 s. 6(1).
(a)to steal anything in the building or part in question; or
(b)to commit an offence—
(i)involving an assault to a person in the building or part in question; or
(ii)involving any damage to the building or to property in the building or part in question—
(2)References in subsection (1) to a building shall apply also to an inhabited vehicle or vessel, and shall apply to any such vehicle or vessel at times when the person having a habitation in it is not there as well as at times when the person is.
S. 76(2) amended by No. 52/2025 s. 6(1).
(3)A person guilty of burglary is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum).
S. 76(3) amended by Nos 9576 s. 11(1), 49/1991 s. 119(1) (Sch. 2 item 42), 48/1997 s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 55).