(1) A person who intentionally or recklessly—
(a) applies force to, or causes any impact on, the body of another person; or
(b) causes another person to fear that any such force or impact is imminent,
without that other person's consent or, where the act is likely or intended to cause injury to another person, with or without that other person's consent commits assault and is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 3 years.
(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1) a person convicted of—
(a) assault with any deadly or dangerous instrument or means;
(b) assault upon any person acting as a judicial officer;
(c) assault upon a minister of religion in the execution of the duties of his or her office;
(d) assault upon a person in any Court;
(e) assault upon a person in order to prevent him or her from doing or on account of his or her doing or having done anything as party, agent, counsel or witness in any judicial proceedings;
(f) assault with the intention to commit or attempt to commit any other crime,
is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for three years or on summary conviction to imprisonment for one year.
(3) For purposes of subsection (2)(b), “judicial officer” has the same meaning assigned to it under section 86.