Section 29 Assisting or permitting a person to escape from lawful custodyF1

Northern Ireland

(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.

Annotations

F1: S. 29 substituted (19.12.2008) for ss. 29, 30 by Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)), arts. 1(4), 75; S.R. 2008/472, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II