(1) A person commits an offence if, when not at his or her place of abode or work, he or she has with him or her any article for use in the course of or in connection with any burglary, theft or cheat.
(2) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 5 years.
(3) Where a person is charged with an offence under this section, proof that he or she had with him or her any article made or adapted for use in committing a burglary, theft or cheat shall be evidence that he or she had it with him or her for such use.
(4) A person may arrest without warrant anyone whom he or she, with reasonable cause, suspects to be committing an offence under this section.
(5) For the purposes of this section “cheat” means an offence under section 212 of this Sub-Part.