CRIMINAL CODE

PART I - General Provisions

TITLE II - Interpretation and General Explanations

The Standard Tests and the Keywords

11.- (3) If an event is caused by the acts of several persons acting either jointly or independently, each of those persons who has intentionally or negligently contributed to cause the event shall, subject to subsection (4), and to the provisions of Title IV with respect to abetment, be deemed to have caused the event, but any matter of exemption, justification, extenuation or aggravation which exists in the case of any one of those persons shall have effect in his case whether it exists or not in the case of any of the other persons.

CRIMINAL CODE

PART I - General Provisions

TITLE IV – Abetment and Conspiracy

23.-(1) If two or more persons agree to commit or abet a crime, or act together with a common purpose in committing or abetting a crime, whether with or without any previous concert or deliberation, each of them is guilty of conspiracy to commit or abet that crime, as the case may be.

CRIMINAL CODE

PART I - General Provisions

TITLE IV – Abetment and Conspiracy

23 (2) If a person abets the commission of a crime by another person, and such other person in any manner assent to the abetment, each of them is guilty of conspiracy to commit such crime, although it be not a part of the design of either of them that the person abetting the other should take any part in or towards the preparing for or committing such crime.

CRIMINAL CODE

PART I - General Provisions

TITLE IV – Abetment and Conspiracy

23 (3) A person within the jurisdiction of the courts can be guilty of conspiracy by agreeing with another person who is beyond the jurisdiction for the commission or abetment of any crime to be committed by them or either of them, or any other person, either within or beyond the jurisdiction, and for the purposes of this subsection as to a crime to be committed beyond the jurisdiction, “crime” means any act which if done within the jurisdiction would be a crime under this Code or under any other law.

CRIMINAL CODE

PART I - General Provisions

TITLE IV – Abetment and Conspiracy

23 (4) A person shall not be guilty of conspiracy to commit or abet any crime if he is an intended victim of that crime.

(5) A person shall not be guilty of conspiracy to commit or abet any crime or crimes if the only other person or persons with whom he agrees are (both initially and at all times during the currency of the agreement) persons of any one or more of the following descriptions, that is to say-

(a) his spouse,

(b) a person exempted from criminal liability under section 25 (1),

(c) an intended victim of that crime or each of those crimes.

CRIMINAL CODE

PART I - General Provisions

TITLE IV – Abetment and Conspiracy

24.-(1) If two or more persons are guilty of conspiracy for the commission or abetment of any crime, each of them shall in case the crime be committed, be punished as for that crime according to the provisions of this Code, or shall in case the crime be not committed, be punished as if he had abetted that crime.

(2) Any court having jurisdiction to try a person for a crime shall have jurisdiction to try a person or persons charged with conspiracy to commit or abet that crime.

Article 25
Individual criminal responsibility
3. In accordance with this Statute, a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court if that person:
(a) Commits such a crime, whether as an individual, jointly with another or through another person, regardless of whether that other person is criminally responsible.