Parliament of the United Kingdom

“ A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property, whether belonging to himself or another—
(a) intending to destroy or damage any property or being reckless as to whether any property would be destroyed or damaged; and (b) intending by the destruction or damage to endanger the life of another or being reckless as to whether the life of another would be thereby endangered; shall be guilty of an offence. ”

“ In Part I of Schedule 9 to the 1970 c. 31. Administration of Justice Act 1970 (costs and compensation awarded against offenders and recoverable like fines imposed by magistrates’ courts) after paragraph 9 there shall be inserted the following paragraph:
“9A. Where under section 8 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 a court orders the payment of a sum by way of compensation in respect of the whole or part of any loss of or damage to property”. ”

“ The repeal by this section or an order made thereunder of any enactment relating to procedure or to the jurisdictional powers of any court shall not affect the operation of that enactment in relation to offences committed before the repeal takes effect or to proceedings for any such offence.
Short title and extent. 12.— (1) This Act shall come into force at the expiration of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is passed. ”