Section 134 Administering etc harmful substances (including by spiking)I1

omit section 22 (using chloroform etc) and section 23 (maliciously administering poison etc);

for section 24 substitute—

“Administering etc harmful substances (including by spiking)

24

(1)

A person commits an offence if—

(a)

unlawfully, the person administers a harmful substance to, or causes a harmful substance to be administered to or taken by, another person, and

(b)

the person does so with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy the other person.

(2)

In this section “harmful substance” means any poison or other destructive or noxious thing.

(3)

A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);

(b)

on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);

(c)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or a fine (or both).”;

omit section 25 (alternative verdicts).

omit the entry for section 22;

omit the entry for section 23;

before the entry for section 27, insert—

• “section 24 (administering etc harmful substances (including by spiking))”.