Section 286
Prohibition Of Committing Larceny (looting)
(1) No person shall
commit, or cause to be committed, larceny.
(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), a person who does
any act, other than an act that constitutes theft or cheating, by which
he or she otherwise snatches, whether forcibly or not, takes, whether
by manhandling or fighting or giving threat thereof, or causes loss,
damage to any property which he or she has no right in or which is
under ownership, custody or control of another person, with the
intention of snatching, taking, or causing loss, damage to, such
property shall be considered to commit larceny.
(3) A person who commits the offence referred to in subsection
(1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term
not exceeding three months or a fine not exceeding twenty-five
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percent of the claimed amount subjected to larceny or both the
sentences, and the claimed amount subjected to larceny shall be
ordered to be paid by the offender to the victim.