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Part IV · Offences and Penalties

28. Attempts, preparations, abetments and criminal conspiracies punishable as offence

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(1)

Any person who—

(a)

attempts to commit any offence under this Act;

(b)

does any act preparatory to or in furtherance of the commission of any offence under this Act; or

(c)

abets or is engaged in a criminal conspiracy to commit any offence under this Act, commits such offence and shall on conviction be liable to the punishment provided for such offence.

(2)

Any provision of this Act which contains a reference to an offence under any specific provision of this Act shall be read as including a reference to an offence under subsection (1) in relation to the offence under that specific provision.

(3)

Paragraph (1)(a) shall not apply where an attempt to do any act is expressly made an offence under this Act, and paragraph (1)(c) shall not apply to the case of an abetment of an offence as provided for under section 164 of the Penal Code.

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