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The Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983
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- Instrument amended by 1998 c. 40 s.6
- Instrument rev. in pt. by 1998 c. 40 s.9(1) (2) Sch.1 Pt.II para.5 Sch.2 Pt.II
The offence of conspiracyN.I.
9.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part, if a person agrees with any other person or persons that a course of conduct shall be pursued which, if the agreement is carried out in accordance with their intentions, either—
(a)will necessarily amount to or involve the commission of any offence or offences by one or more of the parties to the agreement, or
(b)would do so but for the existence of facts which render the commission of the offence or any of the offences impossible,
he is guilty of conspiracy to commit the offence or offences in question.
Paras. (1A),(1B) rep. by 1998 c.40
(2) Where liability for any offence may be incurred without knowledge on the part of the person committing it of any particular fact or circumstances necessary for the commission of the offence, a person shall nevertheless not be guilty of conspiracy to commit that offence by virtue of paragraph (1) unless he and at least one other party to the agreement intend or know that the fact or circumstance shall or will exist at the time when the conduct constituting the offence is to take place.
Para. (3) rep. by 1995 NI 12
(4) In this Part “offence” means an offence triable in Northern IrelandF1. . .
Paras. (5),(6) rep. by 1998 c.40
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