(1) A police officer commits an offence punishable on indictment and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years who—
(a) begins, raises, abets, countenances or excites mutiny, or causes or joins in any sedition amongst the members of the Force; or
(b) coming to the knowledge of any actual or intended mutiny, rebellion, or insurrection, does not without delay give information thereof to a gazetted officer or to a justice of the peace.
(2) A police officer commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $240, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months who—
(a) being present at any assemblage tending to riot, does not use his or her utmost endeavours to suppress the same;
(b) assaults a justice of the peace or superior officer;
(c) draws or lifts, or offers to draw or lift, any weapon or offers any violence against any such justice of the peace or superior officer;
(d) wilfully permits the escape of a prisoner;
(e) uses unnecessary violence to or ill-uses any prisoner; or
(f) pawns, sells, makes away with or wilfully spoils or damages his or her arms, accoutrements, clothing or any public property.