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5. Relevant offence for purposes of Part

(1) In this Part, a relevant offence means -

(a) an offence specified in an made under subsection (2),

(b) an offence for which a person of full capacity and not previously convicted may, under, or by virtue of, any enactment or the common law, be sentenced to -

(i) imprisonment for life, or

(ii) a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years or more,

(c) an offence consisting of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of an offence specified in an order made under subsection (2) or an offence to which paragraph (b) applies, or

(d) an offence consisting of conspiring to commit, or inciting the commission of, an offence specified in an order made under subsection (2) or an offence to which paragraph (b) applies.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may by order specify as a relevant offence an indictable offence under a provision of any enactment or at common law, other than an offence to which subsection (1)(b) applies, if the Minister considers that it is proper to do so for the purposes of -