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The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

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75.  For sections 29 and 30 of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 (c. 18) substitute—

29.    Assisting or permitting a person to escape from lawful custody

(1) A person who assists any person in escaping or attempting to escape from lawful custody, whether in prison or not, is guilty of an offence.

(2) A person who—

(a)is an officer of a prison in which a person is lawfully confined, or

(b)is a constable having a person in his lawful custody, whether in prison or not,

is guilty of an offence if he voluntarily and intentionally permits that person to escape.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years..

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