s 26 Assault on guard
26.—(1) Any person who —(a) commits an assault on a member who is on guard duty; or (b) by threat or force compels that member to let him or her or any other person pass a member’s post, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or any other punishment authorised by this Act. (2) In this section, any reference to a person on guard duty includes a reference to a person who is —(a) posted or ordered to patrol; or (b) a member of a guard or other party mounted or ordered to patrol, for the purpose of — (c) protecting any person, premises or place or ship, vehicle, aircraft or other thing; (d) preventing or controlling access to, or egress from any premises or place or ship, vehicle, aircraft or other thing; or (e) regulating traffic by road, rail or water.