(1) Whosoever, with menaces, or by force, demands any property from any
person, with intent to steal the same, shall be liable to imprisonment for ten
years.
(2) A person is guilty of an offence under this subsection if the
person commits an offence under subsection (1) in the company of another
person or persons. A person convicted of an offence under this subsection is
liable to imprisonment for 14 years.
(3) It is immaterial whether any such
menace is of violence or injury by the offender or by any other person.