[F129Assisting or permitting a person to escape from lawful custodyN.I.
(1)A person who assists any person in escaping or attempting to escape from lawful custody, whether in prison or not, is guilty of an offence.
(2)A person who—
(a)is an officer of a prison in which a person is lawfully confined, or
(b)is a constable having a person in his lawful custody, whether in prison or not,
is guilty of an offence if he voluntarily and intentionally permits that person to escape.
(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years.]
F1S. 29 substituted (19.12.2008) for ss. 29, 30 by Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)), arts. 1(4), 75; S.R. 2008/472, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II