Definition of felony and misdemeanour

(1) A crime on conviction on indictment for which a person may, without proof of his having been previously convicted of a crime, be sentenced to death or to imprisonment for three years or CAP. 98. CAP. 99. more, is a felony, whether it is actually prosecuted under the Summary Jurisdiction Offences Act or Summary Jurisdiction Procedure Act or on indictment. CAP. 98. CAP. 99. (2) A misdemeanour is a criminal act, whether punishable under the Summary Jurisdiction Offences or Summary Jurisdiction Procedure Act or on indictment, which is not a felony.