34BResistance to, and obstruction of, public officers prohibited

34B Resistance to, and obstruction of, public officers prohibited

[Section 34B Inserted by No. 53 of 1965, s. 2 ]

(1)  *[Section 34B Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 ][Section 34B Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 ][Section 34B Subsection (1) amended by No. 44 of 1990, s. 225 and Sched. 3 ]*A person shall not –

(a) assault, resist, or wilfully obstruct –

(i) a police officer in the execution of his duty;

(ii) a person lawfully assisting a police officer in the execution of his duty; or

(iii) a person lawfully arresting another person;

(b) threaten, intimidate, or use abusive language to any such police officer whilst in the performance or execution of his duty or a person assisting a police officer therein; or

(c) instigate or incite a person to do any of the things mentioned in the foregoing provisions of this subsection.

(1A)  [Section 34B Subsection (1A) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 21, Applied:19 Dec 2014] [Section 34B Subsection (1A) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 21, Applied:19 Dec 2014] [Section 34B Subsection (1A) amended by No. 77 of 2003, s. 5, Applied:15 Dec 2003] [Section 34B Subsection (1A) amended by No. 77 of 2003, s. 5, Applied:15 Dec 2003] *[Section 34B Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 ]*A person who contravenes a provision of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 100 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years.

(2)  *[Section 34B Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 ][Section 34B Subsection (2) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 ][Section 34B Subsection (2) amended by No. 4 of 1992, s. 5 ]*A person shall not –

(a) assault, resist, intimidate, or wilfully obstruct a public officer or an emergency service worker in the execution of his duty, or lawfully performing a duty imposed on him by an Act, or in the exercise of a public duty or authority;