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Assisting escape.
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8.—(1) A person who is not a prisoner of war or an interned enemy alien shall not—
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(a) assist the escape of an interned prisoner of war or enemy alien,
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(b) harbour a prisoner of war or enemy alien who has escaped from internment, or
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(c) procure or attempt to procure other persons to assist the escape of an interned prisoner of war or enemy alien.
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(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment thereof to penal servitude for any term not exceeding seven years or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years.
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(3) A member of the Garda Síochána or of the Defence Forces may arrest without warrant any person whom he has reasonable grounds for believing to be a person who has contravened subsection (1) of this section.
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