# The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, 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
29 (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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110800875/article/75 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008/article-75
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