Cap. 220 Art. 167Punishment for procuring and assisting desertion.

Any person who whether in or outside Malta -

(a) procures or persuades any officer or man of the regular force to desert or to absent himself without leave; or

(b) knowing that any such officer or man is about to desert or absent himself without leave, assists him in doing so; or

(c) knowing any person to be a deserter or absentee without leave from the regular force, procures or persuades or assists him to remain such a deserter or absentee, or assists in his rescue from custody, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine (multa) not exceeding one hundred and sixteen euro and forty-seven cents (116.47) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.