Section 36: Not to be accomplice

1) No person shall become an accomplice to any offence.

2) A person who, with the intention of committing an offence, aids in the commission of such offence or other offence or who hides the offender or helps the offender to escape after the commission of the offence or who provides means to commit, or causes the commission of, the offense or otherwise assists in the commission of the offence shall be deemed to be an accomplice.

3) An accomplice shall be punished as follows:

(a) A person who, with participation in a criminal conspiracy, commits an offence, provides means or place to commit the offence, or deprives the person against whom the offence is committed of the right of private defence or who orders or advises to commit the offence, shall be punished as if he or she had committed such offence,

(b) For an accomplice other than one referred to in clause (a), punishment not exceeding one half of the punishment imposable for the commission of such offence according to the degree of his or her involvement in that act.