s. s. 337 339 337 Misprision New s. 337 inserted by A married person shall not become guilty of No. 9073 s. 2(b). misprision by concealing or failing to disclose the commission of an indictable offence by his or her spouse, or by the spouse and another party or parties, nor by concealing or failing to disclose facts which might lead to the apprehension of the spouse, or the spouse and such other or others, in respect of the offence. New s. 338 338 Accessory after the fact inserted by No. 9073 A married person shall not become an accessory s. 2(b), to any indictable offence by receiving, relieving, amended by Nos 9228 comforting or assisting his or her spouse, or the s. 2(1)(i), 9576 spouse and another person or persons, though with s. 11(1), 19/1987 s. 28. knowledge that the spouse, whether alone or with the other person or persons, has committed an offence and though the purpose of what is done is to enable the spouse, or the spouse and the other person or persons, to escape being apprehended, tried or punished. New s. 339 339 Conspiracy and incitement inserted by No. 9073 (1) A married person shall be criminally responsible s. 2(b). for incitement or conspiracy to commit treason or murder and for any offence specified in section 4 as if he or she were unmarried. (2) Subject to subsection (1), a married person shall not be criminally responsible for conspiracy with his or her spouse alone, nor for incitement of his or her spouse to commit a criminal offence. (3) Nothing in subsection (2) shall affect the liability S. 339(3) amended by of a married person as a principal offender in any No. 9576 offence except conspiracy or incitement. s. 11(1).
New s. 337 inserted by No. 9073 s. 2(b). 337 Misprision s. 337 A married person shall not become guilty of misprision by concealing or failing to disclose the commission of an indictable offence by his or her spouse, or by the spouse and another party or parties, nor by concealing or failing to disclose facts which might lead to the apprehension of the spouse, or the spouse and such other or others, in respect of the offence. New s. 338 inserted by No. 9073 s. 2(b), amended by Nos 9228 s. 2(1)(i), 9576 s. 11(1), 19/1987 s. 28. 338 Accessory after the fact A married person shall not become an accessory to any indictable offence by receiving, relieving, comforting or assisting his or her spouse, or the spouse and another person or persons, though with knowledge that the spouse, whether alone or with the other person or persons, has committed an offence and though the purpose of what is done is to enable the spouse, or the spouse and the other person or persons, to escape being apprehended, tried or punished. New s. 339 inserted by No. 9073 s. 2(b). 339 Conspiracy and incitement s. 339 (1) A married person shall be criminally responsible for incitement or conspiracy to commit treason or murder and for any offence specified in section 4 as if he or she were unmarried. (2) Subject to subsection (1), a married person shall not be criminally responsible for conspiracy with his or her spouse alone, nor for incitement of his or her spouse to commit a criminal offence. S. 339(3) amended by No. 9576 s. 11(1). (3) Nothing in subsection (2) shall affect the liability of a married person as a principal offender in any offence except conspiracy or incitement.
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