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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE Abetting commission of offence by public, or by more than ten persons.

49. Any person who abets the commission of any offence against Chapter IV (General Offences) of Part IV by the public generally, or by any number or group of persons exceeding ten, is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $12,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both. Illustration A instigates a group of five persons to give false information on any matter in any judicial proceeding. A has committed the offence defined in this section.

Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent.

50. Any person who, being a public servant, intending to facilitate, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate, the commission of an offence against Chapter IV (General Offences) of Part IV which it is his duty as such public servant to prevent, voluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design to commit that offence, or who makes any representation which he knows to be false respecting such design—
 * (a) if that offence is committed, is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to such fine as is provided for that offence, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one-half of the longest term or both; or
 * (b) if that offence is not committed, is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to such fine as is provided for that offence, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one-fourth of the longest term provided for that offence or both.

Illustration A, a public servant being legally bound to give information of all designs to commit the sale of intoxicating liquor which may come to his knowledge, and knowing that B designs to sell intoxicating liquor, omits to give such information, with intent to facilitate the commission of that offence. Here, A, by an illegal omission concealed the existence of B's design, and shall be liable to punishment according to the provisions of this section.

Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.

51. Any person who, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment, voluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design to commit such offence or who makes any representation which he knows to be false respecting such design—