Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007 (b) to act in accordance with an appreciation of the kind referred to in paragraph (a); is diminished on account of acute mental or emotional stress, or a partial mental disorder or defect, such diminished responsibility shall not be a defence to the crime, but a court convicting such person shall take it into account when imposing sentence upon him or her for the crime. (2) If the acute mental or emotional stress, or partial mental disorder or defect, is brought about through the person’s own fault, a court may regard such person’s responsibility as not having been diminished. (3) Where the capacity of a person to appreciate the nature or lawfulness of his or her conduct or to act in accordance with such an appreciation is affected by intoxication or provocation, Part IV or IX, as the case may be, shall apply to such person. (4) For the avoidance of doubt it is declared that where a mental disorder or defect is such as to negate rather than diminish the capacity of the person suffering from it to appreciate the nature or lawfulness of his or her conduct or to act in accordance with such an appreciation, the person shall be entitled to a complete defence in terms of section two hundred and twenty-seven. PART IV INTOXICATION 219 Interpretation in Part IV of Chapter XIV In this Part⎯ “intoxication” means intoxication resulting from the ingestion of any form of alcohol or drug; “involuntary intoxication” means intoxication that is not voluntarily self-induced; “voluntary intoxication” means intoxication which is voluntarily self-induced. 220 When involuntary intoxication a complete defence to crimes (1) The fact that a person charged with a crime was intoxicated when he or she did or omitted to do anything that is an essential element of the crime shall be a complete defence to the charge if⎯ (a) the person was involuntarily intoxicated when he or she did or omitted to do anything that is an essential element of the crime; and (b) in relation to a crime of which intention, knowledge or the realisation of a real risk or possibility is an element, the person was intoxicated to such an extent that he or she lacked the requisite intention, knowledge or realisation. (2) For the avoidance of doubt it is declared that involuntary intoxication shall be a complete defence to any crime of which negligence is an element. 221 Intoxication no defence to crimes committed with requisite state of mind (1) If a person charged with a crime requiring proof of intention, knowledge or the realisation of a real risk or possibility⎯ (a) was voluntarily or involuntarily intoxicated when he or she did or omitted to do anything which is an essential element of the crime; but - 120 -