5 Abolitions, savings, transitional provisions, consequential amendment and repeals
Criminal Law Act 1977 (1977 c 45) | Legislation

5  Abolitions, savings, transitional provisions, consequential amendment and repeals

(1)     Subject to the following provisions of this section, the offence of conspiracy at common law is hereby abolished.

(2)     Subsection (1) above shall not affect the offence of conspiracy at common law so far as relates to conspiracy to defraud . . .

(3)     Subsection (1) above shall not affect the offence of conspiracy at common law if and in so far as it may be committed by entering into an agreement to engage in conduct which—

(a)     tends to corrupt public morals or outrages public decency; but

(b)     would not amount to or involve the commission of an offence if carried out by a single

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