'Assisting' in document 'UK - Criminal Law Act Northern Ireland'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

4 Penalties for assisting offenders.

(1) Where a person has committed [a relevant offence], any other person who, knowing
or believing him to be guilty of the offence or of some [other relevant offence],
does without lawful authority or reasonable excuse any act with intent to impede his
apprehension or prosecution, shall be guilty of an offence.

4 Penalties for assisting offenders.

(1) Where a person has committed [F2a relevant offence], any other person who, knowing or believing him to be guilty of the offence or of some [F3other relevant offence], does without lawful authority or reasonable excuse any act with intent to impede his apprehension or prosecution, shall be guilty of an offence.

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:
(c) For the purpose of facilitating the commission of such a crime, aids, abets or otherwise assists in its commission or its attempted commission, including providing the means for its commission