Part 8Supplementary provisions

General definitions

94Meaning of “ancillary offence”

1

In this Act “ancillary offence”, in relation to an offence, means any of the following—

a

aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of the offence (or, in Scotland, being art and part in the commission of the offence);

b

an offence under Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27) (encouraging or assisting crime) in relation to the offence (or, in Scotland, inciting a person to commit the offence);

c

attempting or conspiring to commit the offence.

2

In subsection (1)(b) the reference to an offence under Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 includes, in relation to times before the commencement of that Part, an offence of incitement under the law of England and Wales or Northern Ireland.