(1) Where a person is convicted of attempting to commit an offence, he or she is liable to the punishment to which he or she would have been liable if the offence had been committed.
(2) Where an act amounts to an offence under any provisions of this Code and at the same time constitutes an attempt to commit some other offence a person who commits an attempt to commit that offence, is liable to be punished under that provision or under this section.