4. Using a corrosive or explosive substance or offensive weapon
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corrosive substance
Defined · s 2
“corrosive substance” means any of the acids and substances specified in the First Schedule and shall be deemed to include all substances which are capable on application to the human body of causing hurt through corrosive action;
Corrosive and Explosive Substances and 7
Offensive Weapons