Abetment of, and attempt to commit, crimes triable summarily

(1) A person who aids, abets, causes, commands, counsels or procures any other person to commit any of the crimes mentioned in the Third Schedule, tribal summary. (a) may be charged, tried, convicted and punished in all respects as if he himself had committed the crime; (b) may be tried together with the principal offender or before or after his conviction; and (c) shall be liable on conviction to the same punishment as that to which the principal offender is liable by law. (2) Where the principal offender would be guilty of an attempt to commit the crime only, the person who aided, abetted, caused, commanded, counselled or procured the attempt to commit the crime shall be likewise guilty of the attempt and may be charged, tried, convicted and punished accordingly. 56 (3) A person who is guilty of an attempt to commit any of the crimes mentioned in the Third Schedule shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one-half of the maximum penalty prescribed under section 51 (1) of this Act.