BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $60,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years or both.
Attempt to commit qatl by black magic.
153. Any person who attempts to commit or attempts to cause the commission of the offence of qatlul-'amd or qatlu syibhil-'amd by black magic is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $40,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or both.
Abetment of qatl by black magic.
154. (1) Any person who abets the commission of the offence under section 152(1) is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 25 years or both.
(2) Any person who abets the commission of the offence under section 152(2) is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $60,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years or both.
(3) Any person who abets the commission of the offence under section 152(3) is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $60,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years or both.
(4) Any person who abets the commission of the offence under section 152(4) is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $28,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or both.
Qatl by poison
Qatl by using poison or poisonous substance.
155. (1) Any person who commits qatl—
- (a) by coercing a person into taking poison or poisonous substance which in the ordinary course of nature may kill; or
- (b) by administering food or drinks which he knows to contain poison which in the ordinary course of nature may kill, to a person who has no knowledge that the food or drinks contain poison,
and causes the death of the person is guilty of the offence of qatlul-'amd and shall be liable on conviction to punishments as provided under section 126(1) or (2); as the case maybe.
(2) Any person who commits qatl—
