Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024 45 40. Any person who attempts to commit an offence under this Act or to cause such an offence to be committed, commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding one half of the maximum term provided for each of such offences or to a fine not exceeding one half of the maximum fine provided for each of such offences or to both such imprisonment and fine. Attempt to commit an offence 41. A person who abets an offence under this Act commits an offence and shall be tried in the same manner, and shall on conviction be liable to the same punishment, provided for in this Act for the first-mentioned offence. In this subsection the expression “abet” shall have the same meaning as in sections 100 and 101 of the Penal Code. Abetment of an offence 42. A person who conspires with any other person to commit an offence under this Act commits an offence and shall be tried in the same manner and shall on conviction be liable to the same punishment provided for in this Act for the first-mentioned offence. In this section, the expression “conspire” shall have the same meaning as in section 113A of the Penal Code. Conspiring to commit an offence 43. Every offence under this Act shall be – (a) a non-cognizable offence within the meaning of and for the purposes of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979; and Offences under this Act to be non-cognizable and bailable (b) a bailable offence within the meaning of the Bail Act, No. 30 of 1997. 44. Where an offence under this Act is committed by a body of persons, then, if that body of persons is- Offences by body of persons