Cap. 9 Art. 40Other rules concerningdeaf- mutes.

The following rules shall be observed in the case of deaf-

mutes who have acted with a mischievous discretion:

(a) if at the time of the offence they have attained the age of fourteen but not the age of eighteen years, the provisions contained in articles 36 and 37 shall apply;

(b) if at the time of the offence they have attained the age of eighteen years -

(i) in the case of a crime liable to the punishment of imprisonment for life, they shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years;

(ii) in the case of any other crime, they shall be liable to the punishment established by law diminished by one-third;

(iii) in the case of contraventions, they shall be liable to the punishments established for contraventions.