Section 215.- Whenever ten persons upwards being assembled together do or threaten to do an act of violence, or do anything to cause a breach of the peace, every such person shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding six months or fined not exceeding one thousand Baht, or both.

If any of the offenders carries an arm, all the offenders shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding two years or fined not exceeding four thousand Baht, or both.

If the offender be the manager or person having the duty to give orders for the commission of the offence, such offender shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding five years or fined not exceeding ten thousand Baht, or both.

 

Section 216.- When the official orders any person assembled to gather so as to commit the offence as prescribed under Section 215 to disperse, such person not to disperse shall be imprisoned not out of three years or fined not out of six thousand Baht, or both.

 

TITLE VI

OFFENCE RELATING TO CAUSING PUBLIC DANGER

 

Section 217.- Whoever sets fire to the things belonging to the other person, shall be imprisoned as from six months to seven years or fined as from one thousand Baht to fourteen thousand Baht.

 

Section 218.- Whoever sets fire to :

(1) A building, vessel or floating house in which a human being dwells ;

(2) A building, vessel or floating house used for storage or manufacture of goods ;

(3) A house of entertainment or meeting place ;

(4) A building which is domain public of State, public place or place for performing religious ceremonies ;

(5) A railway station, airport, or public parking or mooring place for cars or vessel ;

(6) A steam-boat or motor-boat of five tons upwards, aeroplane or train used for public transportation, shall be punished with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment of five to twenty years.

 

Section 219.- Whoever preparing for committing the offence as aforesaid by Section 217 or Section 218, shall be punished in the same manner as attempting to commit that offence.

 

Section 220.- Whoever, cause fire to any material even belonging to himself in a manner likely to cause injury to the other person or a thing belonging to the other person, shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding seven years and fined not exceeding fourteen thousand Baht.

If the commission of the offence as mentioned in the first paragraph causes a fire to any of the things specified in Section 218, the offender shall be punished as provided in Section 218.

 

Section 221.- Whoever, to causing the explosion likely to cause injury to the other person or the thing belonging to the other person, shall be imprisoned not out of seven years and fined not out of fourteen thousand Baht.

 

Section 222.- Whoever, to cause an explosion so as to cause injury to any of the things mentioned in Section 217 or Section 218, shall be punished as provided in such Section.