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LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Treason (CAP.

439 1 CHAPTER 439 THE TREASON ACT Arrangement of Sections Section 1.

Short title.

2.

High Treason.

3.

Treason.

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Citizen of Antigua and Barbuda.

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Misprision 6.

Overt act.

7.

Punishment for high treason.

8.

Punishment for treason.

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Punishment for misprision.

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Corroboration.

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U.K. Acts 25 Edw.

3 Stat 5C2 and 11 Hen 7 C I TREASON AN ACT with respect to treason.

(27th December, 1984.)

1.

This Act may be cited as the Treason Act.


short title.

2.

Everyone commits high treason who in Antigua HighTreason.

and Barbuda, (a) kills or attempts to kill Her Majesty, The Governor-General or any person performing the func- tions of Governor-General under the Constitution; (b) does any bodily harm to any person referred to in paragraph (a) tending to death or destruction; 2 CAP.
439) Treason LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (c) levies war against Antigua and Barbuda or does any act preparatory thereto; or (d) assists an enemy at war with Antigua and Barbuda, or any armed forces against whom Her Majesty's Forces raised in Antigua and Barbuda are engaged in hostilities whether or not a state of war exists between Antigua and Barbuda and the country whose forces they are.

Treason.

3.
Everyone commits treason who, in Antigua and Barbuda- ( a ) uses force or violence for the pui-pose of over- throwing the Government of Antigua and Barbuda; ( b ) without lawful authority communicates or makes available to an agent of a state other than Antigua and Barbuda, military or scientific informa- tion, or any sketch, plan, model, articles, note or docu- ment of a military or scientific character that he knows or ought to know can be used by that state for a pur- pose prejudicial to the safety or defence of Antigua and Barbuda; (c) instigates any person who is not a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda to make an armed invasion into Antigua and Barbuda; (d) conspires with any person to commit high trea- son or to do anything mentioned in paragraph ( a ) ; ( e ) forms an intention to do anything that is high treason or that is mentioned in paragraph ( a ) and manifests that intention by an overt act; or V) conspires with any person to do anything men- tioned in paragraph (a) or forms an intention to do anything mentioned in paragraph (b) and manifests that intention by an overt act.
Citizen of Antigua and Barbuda.

4.

Notwithstanding section 2 or 3, a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda or a person who owes allegiance to Her Majesty in right of Antigua and Barbuda- LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Treason (CAP.

439 3 ( a ) commits high treason if while, in or out of Antigua and Barbuda, he does anything mentioned in section 2; or (b) commits treason if, while in or out of Antigua and Barbuda, he does anything mentioned in section 3.

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Everyone commits misprision of treason who, *p&ion.
knowing that another person has committed high treason or treason, fails to report that fact to the Governor-General, the Director of Public Prosecutions, a member of the Police Force or some other person in authority.

6.

Where it is treason to conspire with any person, Ovefiact.

the act of conspiring is an overt act of treason.

7.

Everyone who commits high treason is guilty of an E= offence triable on indictment and on conviction shall be sentenced to death.

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8.

Everyone who commits treason is guilty of an Punishmentfor treason.
offence triable on indictment and liable- ( a ) to be sentenced to imprisonment for life if he is guilty of an offence under paragraph ( a ) , (c) , (4, or (e) of section 3; or ( b ) to be sentenced to imprisonment for life if he is guilty of an offence under paragraph (b) or V) of section 3 while a state of war exists between Antigua and Barbuda and another country; or (c) to be sentenced to imprisonment for ten years if he is guilty of an offence under paragraph (b) or V) of section 3 while no state of war exists between Antigua and Barbuda and another country.
9.

Everyone who commits misprision of treason is z$:ztfor guilty of an offence triable on indictment and is liable to be sentenced to imprisonment for 7 years.

10.

No person may be convicted of high treason, Corroboration.

treason or misprision of treason upon the evidence of only one witness, unless the evidence of the witness is corroborat- ed in a material particular by evidence that implicates the accused.

4 CAP.

439) Treason LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA U.K. Acts 25 Edw.
3 Stat 5C 2 and 11 Henry7c.1.

11.

The Treason Acts, 1351 and 1495, and any other enactment of the United Kingdom Parliament relating to treason cease to have effect in Antigua and Barbuda.