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.

4 Penalties for assisting offenders.

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

[(1A)In this section and section 5 below "arrestable offence" has the meaning assigned to it by section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.]

Part 5 Offences under domestic law

England and Wales

55 Meaning of “ancillary offence”

(1) References in this Part to an ancillary offence under the law of England and Wales are to—
(d) assisting an offender or concealing the commission of an offence.

Part 5 Offences under domestic law

England and Wales

55 Meaning of “ancillary offence”

(5) In subsection (1)(d)—
(a)the reference to assisting an offender is to conduct that in relation to a relevant offence would amount to an offence under section 4(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58); and
(b)the reference to concealing an offence is to conduct that in relation to a relevant offence would amount to an offence under section 5(1) of that Act.

Part 5 Offences under domestic law

Northern Ireland

62 Meaning of “ancillary offence”

(1) References in this Part to an ancillary offence under the law of Northern Ireland are to—
(d) assisting an offender or concealing the commission of an offence.

Part 5 Offences under domestic law

Northern Ireland

62 Meaning of “ancillary offence”

(5) In subsection (1)(d)—
(a) the reference to assisting an offender is to conduct that in relation to an arrestable offence would amount to an offence under section 4(1) of the Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 18 (N.I.)); and
(b) the reference to concealing an offence is to conduct that in relation to an arrestable offence would amount to an offence under section 5(1) of that Act.

PART 5
OFFENCES UNDER DOMESTIC LAW

Introduction

Meaning of “ancillary offence”
59.—(1) (d) assisting an offender or concealing the commission of an offence .

PART 5
OFFENCES UNDER DOMESTIC LAW

Introduction

Meaning of “ancillary offence”
59. (5) In subsection (1)(d)—

(a) the reference to assisting an offender is to such conduct that would amount to an offence under the law of the Territory, whether under any provision of that law or at common law; and
(b) the reference to concealing an offence is to such conduct that would amount to an offence under the law of the Territory, whether under any provision of that law or at common law.