Private Security Industry Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Security Officers and Security Agencies
17B. Voluntarily causing hurt to security officer
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An individual who voluntarily causes hurt to 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 $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.
In this section, “voluntarily causes hurt” is to be construed in accordance with section 321 of the Penal Code 1871*.