(2) A person is deemed to enter a building as soon as any part of his or her body or any part of any instrument used by him or her is within the building. (3) A person who obtains entrance into a building by means of any threat or artifice used for that purpose, or by collusion with any person in the building, or who enters any chimney or other aperture of the building permanently left open for any necessary purpose, but not intended to be ordinarily used as a means of entrance, is deemed to have broken and entered the building. 295. Housebreaking and burglary. (1) (a) Any person who— breaks and enters any building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling with intent to commit a felony in it; or (b) having entered any building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling with intent to commit a felony in it, or having committed a felony in any such building, tent or vessel, breaks out of it, commits the felony termed housebreaking and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. (2) If the offence is committed in the night, it is termed burglary, and the offender is liable to imprisonment for ten years. 296. Entering dwelling house with intent to commit felony. (1) Any person who enters or is in any building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling with intent to commit a felony in it commits a felony and is liable to imprisonment for five years. (2) If the offence is committed in the night, the offender is liable to imprisonment for seven years. 297. Breaking into building and committing felony. Any person who— (a) breaks and enters a schoolhouse, shop, warehouse, store, office or counting house or a building which is adjacent to a dwelling

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