Destroying or damaging property
(1) A person who intentionally or recklessly destroys or damages property belonging to another or to that person and another is liable— (a) to imprisonment for 5 years, or (b) if the destruction or damage is caused by means of fire or explosives, to imprisonment for 10 years. (1AA) A person is guilty of an offence under this subsection if— (a) the person intentionally or recklessly destroys or damages property belonging to another person or to that person and another person, and (b) the property is a war memorial. (1A) A person who, in the company of another person or persons, intentionally or recklessly destroys or damages property belonging to another or to that person and another is liable— (a) to imprisonment for 6 years, or (b) if the destruction or damage is caused by means of fire or explosives, to imprisonment for 11 years. (2) A person who, during a public disorder, intentionally or recklessly destroys or damages property belonging to another or to that person and another is liable— (a) to imprisonment for 7 years, or (b) if the destruction or damage is caused by means of fire or explosives, to imprisonment for 12 years. (3) In this section— war memorial has the same meaning as in the Summary Offences Act 1988, section 8.
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