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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

TITLE 3
Abetment and Conspiracy

Conspiracy

32. Conspiracy to prevent collection of rates or taxes.

Everyone who conspires with any other person to prevent, by force and intimidation, the collection of any rates or taxes, the levying and collection of which is authorised by any written law for the time being in force, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be liable to imprisonment for two years.

33. Conspiracy to commit felony not punishable with imprisonment for 7 years or misdemeanour.

Everyone who, wherever no express provision is made by this Act, or by any other written law for the time being in force, for the punishment thereof, conspires with any other person to commit any felony not punishable with imprisonment for seven years or more, or any misdemeanour, or to do anything in any part of the world which, if done in Guyana, would be a felony not punishable with imprisonment as aforesaid, or a misdemeanour, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be liable to imprisonment for three years.

34. Conspiracy to commit felony punishable with imprisonment for 7 years.

Everyone who, in any case where no express provision is made by this Act, or by any other written law for the time being in force, for the punishment thereof, conspires with any other person to commit any felony punishable with imprisonment for seven years or more, or to do anything in any part of the world which, if done in Guyana, would be a felony punishable with imprisonment as aforesaid, shall be guilty of felony and liable to imprisonment for seven years.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

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:
(d) In any other way contributes to the commission or attempted commission of such a crime by a group of persons acting with a common purpose. Such contribution shall be intentional and shall either:
(i) Be made with the aim of furthering the criminal activity or criminal purpose of the group, where such activity or purpose involves the commission of a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court; or
(ii) Be made in the knowledge of the intention of the group to commit the crime