New Zealand Acts

CRIMES ACT 1961 - SECT 191

191 Aggravated wounding or injury

1 Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who with intent—

a) to commit or facilitate the commission of any imprisonable offence; or

b) to avoid the detection of himself or herself or of any other person in the commission of any imprisonable offence; or

c) to avoid the arrest or facilitate the flight of himself or herself or of any other person upon the commission or attempted commission of any imprisonable offence —

wounds, maims, disfigures, or causes grievous bodily harm to any person, or stupefies or renders unconscious any person, or by any violent means renders any person incapable of resistance.

2 Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who, with any such intent as aforesaid, injures any person.

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Note: 1908 No 32 ss 195, 196 ; 1941 No 10 Schedule

History: Section 191(1)(a): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).   Section 191(1)(b): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).     Section 191(1)(c): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).     Section 191(3): repealed, on 30 June 2002, by section 164(b) of the Sentencing Act 2002 (2002 No 9).