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Providing a benefit to or obtaining a benefit from a gang

Cap. 102, s. 3D · Revised Edition 2020

(1) A person shall not knowingly provide a benefit to gang. (2) A person who contravenes sub-section (1) commits an offence and upon– (a) summary conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or, in the case of an individual to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years or to both the fine and imprisonment; (b) conviction on indictment18 (i) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years; (ii) in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars. (3) A person shall not knowingly obtain a benefit from a gang, or from any gang-related activity. (4) A person who contravenes sub-section (3) commits an offence and upon summary conviction is liable– (a) in the case of an individual, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years; (b) in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars. (5) In determining whether a person has committed an offence under this section the Court may take into account all factors that appear to it to be relevant, including– (a) evidence of activity by the person that is consistent with his having financed in any manner or otherwise provided support to the gang or for any of its gang-related activity; and (b) evidence of the possession by that person of articles or documents of a kind that would give rise to a reasonable inference that the articles or documents were in his possession or control for a purpose Crime Control and Criminal Justice[CAP. 102 19 connected with the financing of or the provision of other support to the gang or for any of its gang-related activity.

Amended by: 6 of 2018; 6 of 2018; 6 of 2018; 6 of 2018; 6 of 2018

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