VIII. As to the Punishment of Accessaries before and after the Fact
And be it enacted, That in the Case of every Felony punishable under this Act, every Principal in the Second Degree and every Accessary before the Fact shall be punishable in the same Manner as the Principal in the First Degree is by this Act punishable; and every Accessary after the Fact to any such Felony shall on Conviction be liable to be imprisoned, with or without hard Labour, for any Term not exceeding Two Years.