Private Security Industry Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Security Officers and Security Agencies
17A. Assaulting or using criminal force on security officer
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An individual who assaults or uses criminal force on a person (called in this section the target person) —
in the execution of the target person’s duty as a security officer;
with intent to prevent or deter the target person from discharging his or her duty as a security officer; or
in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by the target person in the lawful discharge of his or her duty as a security officer,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $7,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
In this section, “assault” and “criminal force” are to be construed in accordance with sections 349, 350 and 351 of the Penal Code 1871*.