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Originally Posted by Hugh
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That doesn't mean the principle doesn't apply? It just means that encouraging an offence can attract the same penalties as the actual offence.
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On conviction, a person can be sentenced to the same penalty as applies to the anticipated offence (s.58).
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Can be. Not will or should be. Plenty of scope to take account of the fact that nothing actually happened. (Which doesn't make it a harmless offence. Just not one that deserves 4 years imo.)