Common assault.Any person who unlawfully assaults another is guilty of a misdemeanour and,is liable to imprisonment for one year.
Assault causing actual bodily harm.Any person who commits an assault occasioning actual bodily harm is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for five years.
Other assaults.Any person who -
(a) assaults any person with intent to commit a felony or to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of himself or of any other person for any offence; or
(b) assaults, resists or wilfully obstructs any police officer in the due execution of his duty, or any person acting in aid of that officer; or
(c) assaults any person in pursuance of any unlawful combination or conspiracy to raise the rate of wages, or respecting any trade, business or manufacture or respecting any person concerned or employed therein; or
(d) assaults, resists or obstructs any person engaged in lawful execution of process, or in making a lawful distress, with intent to rescue any property lawfully taken under such process or distress; or
(e) assaults any person on account of any act done by him in the execution of any duty imposed on him by law,
is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for five years.
Assault causing actual bodily harm.Any person who commits an assault occasioning actual bodily harm is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for five years.
Other assaults.Any person who -
(a) assaults any person with intent to commit a felony or to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of himself or of any other person for any offence; or
(b) assaults, resists or wilfully obstructs any police officer in the due execution of his duty, or any person acting in aid of that officer; or
(c) assaults any person in pursuance of any unlawful combination or conspiracy to raise the rate of wages, or respecting any trade, business or manufacture or respecting any person concerned or employed therein; or
(d) assaults, resists or obstructs any person engaged in lawful execution of process, or in making a lawful distress, with intent to rescue any property lawfully taken under such process or distress; or
(e) assaults any person on account of any act done by him in the execution of any duty imposed on him by law,
is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for five years.