Section 319Part 12 — Attempts and Conspiracies to Commit Crimes and Accessories After the Fact
Punishment for attempt to commit an offence
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A person who attempts to commit an offence, commits an offence and is, unless any other punishment is provided in this Act or any other law —
liable on conviction on indictment if the offence attempted is murder or any other offence the sentence for which is fixed by law, to imprisonment for life;
liable on conviction on indictment if the offence attempted is indictable but does not fall within paragraph (a), to any penalty to which that person would have been liable on conviction on indictment of that offence; and
liable on summary conviction if the offence attempted is triable either way to any penalty to which that person would have been liable on summary conviction of that offence.
A person charged with an attempt to commit an offence shall be charged under the section, whether of this Act or any other law, creating the offence under which that person would be charged as if the charge was of the complete offence.
A provision in any law, including this Act, as to the consequences which may or shall follow conviction for any offence or as to the procedure or any other matter applicable where a person is convicted of an offence, shall apply equally where a person is charged or convicted of an attempt to commit the offence.