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Drugs Misuse Act 1986
sec.117Attempt to commit offence
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### sec.117 Attempt to commit offence
In lieu of the Criminal Code , sections 535 and 536 the following provision shall apply—
‘A person who attempts to commit a crime defined in part 2 is deemed to be guilty of the intended crime and is liable to the same punishment and forfeiture as a person who commits the intended crime.’.
Where a person is charged summarily with a crime defined in part 2 that person may be convicted in those summary proceedings of attempting to commit that crime.
s 117 (prev s 44A) ins 1989 No. 34 s 18
renum 2002 No. 35 s 11
amd 2008 No. 55 s 150 sch
(sec.117-ssec.1) In lieu of the Criminal Code , sections 535 and 536 the following provision shall apply— ‘A person who attempts to commit a crime defined in part 2 is deemed to be guilty of the intended crime and is liable to the same punishment and forfeiture as a person who commits the intended crime.’.
(sec.117-ssec.2) Where a person is charged summarily with a crime defined in part 2 that person may be convicted in those summary proceedings of attempting to commit that crime.