Article 75 Assisting a prisoner to escape

For sections 29 and 30 of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 (c. 18) substitute—

“Assisting or permitting a person to escape from lawful custody

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(1)

A person who assists any person in escaping or attempting to escape from lawful custody, whether in prison or not, is guilty of an offence.

(2)

A person who—

(a)

is an officer of a prison in which a person is lawfully confined, or

(b)

is a constable having a person in his lawful custody, whether in prison or not,

is guilty of an offence if he voluntarily and intentionally permits that person to escape.

(3)

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years.”.