Triable either way (except as noted below)
Maximum: 10 years' custody
Offence range: Discharge - 5 years' custody
This is a specified offence for the purposes of sections 266 and 279 (extended sentence for certain violent, sexual or terrorism offences) of the Sentencing Code if it was committed with intent to:
- inflict grievous bodily harm on a person, or
- do unlawful damage to a building or anything in it.
This offence is indictable only where it is a burglary comprising the commission of, or an intention to commit, an offence which is triable only on indictment.