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13.—(1) In section 4 (penalties for assisting offenders)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)for “an arrestable offence” substitute “a relevant offence”,
(ii)for “other arrestable offence” substitute “other relevant offence”,
(b)for subsection (1A) substitute—
“(1A) In this section and section 5, “relevant offence” means—
(a)an offence for which the sentence is fixed by law,
(b)an offence for which a person of 21 years or over (not previously convicted) may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five years (or might be so sentenced but for the restrictions imposed by Article 46(4) of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981).”,
(c)in subsection (2), for “an arrestable offence” substitute “a relevant offence”.
(2) In section 5 (penalties for concealing offences or giving false information), in subsection (1)—
(a)for “an arrestable offence” substitute “a relevant offence”,
(b)for “other arrestable offence” substitute “other relevant offence”.
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