Sch 1 (The Criminal Code), s 141
In forceAiding persons to escape from lawful custody
Schedule 1The Criminal Code
Part 3Offences against the administration of law and justice, against office and against public authority
141 Aiding persons to escape from lawful custody
A person who—
(a)
aids a person in lawful custody to escape, or to attempt to escape, from lawful custody; or
(b)
conveys anything to a person in lawful custody, or to a place where a person is or will be in lawful custody, with the intention of aiding a person to escape from lawful custody; or
(c)
frees a person from lawful custody without authority;
is guilty of a crime. Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 7 years. sch 1 pt 3 ch 17 s 141 amd 1922 13 Geo 5 No. 2 s 3(xi); 1971 No. 41 s 7; 1988 No. 88 s 5 sch 2
Research tools for this sectionSubscription
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.