Chapter 11

RESCUES, ESCAPES AND OBSTRUCTING OFFICERS OF COURT OF LAW.

108. Rescue.

(1) Any person who by force rescues or attempts to rescue from lawful custody any other person—

(a) who is under sentence of death or imprisonment for life, or charged with an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, commits a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life;

(b) who is imprisoned on a charge or under sentence for any offence other than those specified in subsection (1)(a) commits a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years; and (c) in any other case, commits a misdemeanour.

(2) If the person rescued is in the custody of a private person, the offender must have notice of the fact that the person rescued is in such custody.

109. Escape.

Any person who, being in lawful custody, escapes from custody commits a misdemeanour.

110. Aiding prisoners to escape.

Any person who— (a) aids a prisoner in escaping or attempting to escape from lawful custody; or

(b) conveys anything or causes anything to be conveyed into a prison with intent to facilitate the escape of a prisoner, commits a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years.

111. Removal, etc. of property under lawful seizure.

Any person who, when any property has been attached or taken under the process of authority of any court, knowingly, and with intent to hinder or defeat the attachment or process, receives, removes, retains, conceals or disposes of such property, commits a felony and is liable to imprisonment for three years.

112. Obstructing court officers.

Any person who wilfully obstructs or resists any person lawfully charged with the execution of an order or warrant of any court commits a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for one year.