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Article 5 Criminalisation

United Kingdom

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1.

Each State Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences the conduct set forth in article 3 of this Protocol, when committed intentionally.

2.

Each State Party shall also adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences:

(a)

subject to the basic concepts of its legal system, attempting to commit an offence established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article;

(b)

participating as an accomplice in an offence established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article; and

(c)

organising or directing other persons to commit an offence established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article.