Concealing offences: liability for offering gifts or restoring property to screen offenders, with graded imprisonment and fines. Offering or promising gratification or restoring property to induce concealment of an offence, to screen a person from legal punishment, or to deter ... Summary
Concealing offences: liability for offering gifts or restoring property to screen offenders, with graded imprisonment and fines.
Offering or promising gratification or restoring property to induce concealment of an offence, to screen a person from legal punishment, or to deter prosecution is criminal; penalties are graded by the seriousness of the concealed offence, including imprisonment and fine, and the section does not apply where the offence is lawfully compoundable.
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