The Act is aimed at curbing gang activity and ensuring safe communities. It criminalizes gang-related activity, including gang membership, facilitating gang-related criminal activity, and advising and recruiting for gangs.

Indictable offenses include committing an offence at the direction of, or in association with a gang; possessing a bullet proof vest, firearm, ammunition or any equipment, instrument, material or device, whether lawfully or unlawfully obtained, with the intention to commit an offence in association with a gang; and aiding and abetting, whether directly or indirectly, any person to commit an offence identified under the Act.

The Act further stipulates that the Court may impose a more severe penalty on the convicted person, if the person was a minor at the time of the offence; if the gang-related activity occurred within one mile of a school, place of worship or health institutions; and if the person convicted was a law enforcement officer or gang leader at the time of the offence.

A person who is indicted under Section 4 is liable on conviction of indictment to a fine of $100,000.00 and imprisonment for up to 10 years.