Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 68

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68. (1) Whosoever shall incite an assembly of persons, who when so incited shall be ten or more in number, for the purpose of committing an offence, shall, for the mere fact of the inciteme nt, be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term from one to t hree months or to a fine ( multa ). (2) Whosoever shall take an activ e part in an assembly of ten or more persons for the purpose of committing an offence, although the said assembly may not hav e been incited by any one in particular, shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from three days to three months or to a fine ( multa ). (3) Where the offence which such assembly of persons intended to commit is committed, then, if the punishment established for the offence is less than the punishments afores aid, these punishments shall be appli ed with an increase of one degr ee; if, however, the punishment established for the offence is grea ter than, or equal to, the punishments aforesaid, then that punishm ent shall be applied with an increase of one degree. CRIMINAL CODE [CAP. 9. 51 Instigation to commit an offence. Amended by: XLIX.1981.4.

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