s 23 Looting
23. Any person who —(a)
steals from, or, with intent to steal, searches the person of anyone killed or injured in a civil defence emergency;
(b)
steals any property which has been left exposed or unprotected in consequence of a civil defence emergency;
(c)
takes, otherwise than for the purposes of the Force, any property abandoned or left exposed in consequence of a civil defence emergency,
shall be guilty of the offence of looting and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or any other punishment authorised by this Act.
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