29. Any person who attempts to commit an offence shall be Attempts,
liable unless some other punishment is provided in this Code :—

(a) to imprisonment for life if the offence attempted would render the perpetrator thereof liable on conviction to death;

(b) to imprisonment for a period not exceeding fourteen years if the offence attempted is manslaughter;

( c ) to imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years if the offence attempted is any other offence which would render the perpetrator liable to imprisonment for life;

(d) in every other case, to a punishment not exceeding half of the greatest punishment to which the perpetrator of the offence is liable on conviction.

30. (1) person is deemed to attempt to commit an offence Attempt defined, when he begins to put his intention to commit the offence into execution by means adapted to its fulfilment, and manifests his intention by some overt act, but does not fulfil his intention to such an extent as to commit the offence.

(2) It is immaterial, except so far as regards punishment, whether the offender does all that is necessary on his part for completing the commission of the offence, or whether the complete fulfilment of his intention is prevented by circumstances independent of his w i l l , or whether he desists of his own motion from further prosecution of his intention.

(3)It is immaterial that by reason of circumstances not known to the offender it is impossible in fact to commit the offence.

67. —(1) Any person who in Palestine attempts to organise, prepare, aid or facilitate any attempt in a foreign country by force to destroy the constitution or the established order of the govern-ment oi that country is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprison-ment for ten years.