s 17B Voluntarily causing hurt to security officer
17B.—(1) An individual who voluntarily causes hurt to a person (called in this section the target person) —(a) in the execution of the target person’s duty as a security officer; (b) with intent to prevent or deter the target person from discharging his or her duty as a security officer; or (c) in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by the target person in the lawful discharge of his or her duty as a security officer, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both. (2) In this section, “voluntarily causes hurt” is to be construed in accordance with section 321 of the Penal Code 1871*.[Act 29 of 2021 wef 01/05/2022] [*Updated to be consistent with the 2020 Revised Edition]