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Prevention Of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act (No. 48 of 1979) - Sect 3

Penalty for preparation, abetment, conspiracy, or incitement to commit offence

3. Any person who-
(a) does any act preparatory to the commission of an offence ; or
(b) abets, conspires, attempts, exhorts or incites the com-mission of an offence ; or
(c) causes the death of any person, or commits any attack upon any person whomsoever in the course of committing any offence under this Act, which act would, under the provisions of the Penal Code, be punish-able with death or with a term of imprisonment of not less than seven years,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment of either description for a period of not less than five years but not exceeding twenty years where the offence is one specified in paragraph (a) or (b), or to imprisonment for life where the offence is one specified in paragraph (c).


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