(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
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the punishment imposable for the commission of
such offence according to the degree of his or her
involvement in that act.