Cap. 164 Art. 18Offences.    Cap. 9.

(1) Any police officer who -

(a) being cognisant of any mutiny or sedition amongst the Force, does not use his utmost endeavours to suppress such mutiny or sedition; or

(b) being cognisant of any intended mutiny or sedition amongst the Force, does not without delay give information thereof to his superior officer; or

(c) being present at any assemblage tending to riot does not use his utmost endeavours to suppress such assemblage; or

(d) deserts; or

(e) persuades, procures, assists or attempts to persuade, procure or assist any police officer to desert; or

(f) knowing that any police officer has deserted or intends to desert, does not without delay give information to his superior officer; or

(g) strikes, or offers violence to another officer, such officer being in the execution of his duty, shall be guilty of a criminal offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years.

(2) No police officer shall be found guilty of the offence of desertion unless the court is satisfied that there was an intention on the part of such officer not to return to the Force.

(3) The punishment provided in sub-article (1) shall apply unless the fact constitutes a more serious criminal offence under the Criminal

Code or some other law, in which case such Code or such other law shall apply.