4 Trial and penalties
Criminal Attempts Act 1981 (1981 c 47) | Legislation

Trial etc of offences of attempt

4  Trial and penalties

(1)     A person guilty by virtue of section 1 above of attempting to commit an offence shall—

(a)     if the offence attempted is murder or any other offence the sentence for which is fixed by law, be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life; and

(b)     if the offence attempted is indictable but does not fall within paragraph (a) above, be liable on conviction on indictment to any penalty to which he would have been liable on conviction on indictment of

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