CHAPTER II — GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

PART 7—EXTENSIONS OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
(ATTEMPTS, COMPLICITY, INCITEMENT ETC.)

Offences committed by joint offenders in prosecution of common purpose

46. When two or more persons form a common intention to prosecute an unlawful purpose in conjunction with one another, and in the prosecution of such purpose an offence is committed of such a nature that its commission was a probable consequence of the prosecution of such purpose, each of them is deemed to have committed the offence.

CHAPTER II — GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

PART 7—EXTENSIONS OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
(ATTEMPTS, COMPLICITY, INCITEMENT ETC.)

Conspiracy

49.— (1) A person who conspires with another person to commit an offence punishable by imprisonment for more than 12 months is guilty of the offence of conspiracy to commit that offence and is punishable as if the offence to which the conspiracy relates had been committed.

(2) Subject to sub-section (8), for the person to be guilty—

(a) the person must have entered into an agreement with one or more other persons ; and
(b) the person and at least one other party to the agreement must have intended that an offence would be committed pursuant to the agreement ; and
(c) the person or at least one other party to the agreement must have committed an overt act pursuant to the agreement.

(3) A person may be found guilty of conspiracy to commit an offence even if—

(a) committing the offence is impossible ; or
(b) the only other party to the agreement is a body corporate ; or
(c) each other party to the agreement is at least one of the following—
(i) a person who is not criminally responsible ;
(ii) a person for whose benefit or protection the offence exists ; or
(d) subject to paragraph (4)(a), all other parties to the agreement have been acquitted of the conspiracy.

(4) A person cannot be found guilty of conspiracy to commit an offence if—

(a) all other parties to the agreement have been acquitted of the conspiracy and a finding of guilt would be inconsistent with their acquittal ; or
(b) he or she is a person for whose benefit or protection the offence exists.

(5) A person cannot be found guilty of conspiracy to commit an offence if, before the commission of an overt act pursuant to the agreement, the person—

(a) withdrew from the agreement ; and
(b) took all reasonable steps to prevent the commission of the offence.

(6) A court may dismiss a charge of conspiracy if it thinks that the interests of justice require it to do so.

(7) Any defences, procedures, limitations or qualifying provisions that apply to an offence apply also to the offence of conspiracy to commit that offence.

(8) Any special liability provisions that apply to an offence apply also to the offence of conspiracy to commit that offence.

(9) Proceedings for an offence of conspiracy require the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

(10) A person may be arrested for, charged with, or remanded in custody or on bail in connection with, an offence of conspiracy before the necessary consent under sub-section (9) has been given.

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.