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Section 24 Attempts to commit offences.

Without prejudice to the operation of section 294 of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to, the M1Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, any person who—

(a)

attempts to commit; or

(b)

does any act preparatory to the commission of,

an offence under section 5(5) or this Part of this Act shall be guilty of an offence.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

1995 c.46.

Notes on Other offences and attempts to commit offences

Textual amendments

F1

S. 18 cross-heading inserted (1.1.2012) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), ss. 30(5), 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2011/433, art. 2(1)(f)