Section 59 - Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent

Concealment by public servants of designs to commit offences triggers penal liability including imprisonment or fines tied to underlying offence.

Concealment by a public servant of a design to commit an offence the servant is duty-bound to prevent, whether by act, omission, encryption or other information hiding tool, or by knowingly making false representations about the design, is an offence when done with intent to facilitate or knowledge that it will likely facilitate the commission of that offence; penalties are scaled to the nature and outcome of the underlying offence.