Cap. 50 Art. 20Interfering with officers of the Police or members ofthearmed forces of Malta.

No person in the vicinity of any prohibited place shall obstruct, knowingly mislead or otherwise interfere with or impede any Police officer or any member of the armed forces of Malta engaged on guard, sentry, patrol, or other similar duty in relation to the prohibited place, and, if any person acts in contravention of, or fails to comply with this provision, he shall be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to a fine (multa) or to both such imprisonment and fine.