Assault Flashcards
Battery / Common Assault by Beating
S39 Criminal Justice Act 1988
Battery is where a person intentionally or recklessly applies unlawful force to another person
(S)
Assault
Section 39 Criminal Justice Act 1988
Any act intentionally or recklessly causing another person to apprehend immediate and unlawful personal violence
(S)
Actual Bodily Harm
Sec 47 Offences Against the Persons Act 1861
Actual Bodily Harm is any harm which interferes with the health or comfort of the victim
(EW)
Unlawful and Malicious Wounding or Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm
Sec 20 Offences against the Persons Act 1861
It is an offence to unlawfully and maliciously wound another person or
Inflict grievous bodily harm upon another person
(EW)
Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent
Sec 18 Offences Against the Person Act 1861
It is an offence to unlawfully and maliciously by any means whatsoever wound or cause any GBH to any person, or with intent to resist or prevent lawful apprehension or detainer of any person
(I)
Racially or Religiously Aggravated Assaults
Sec 29 Crime and Disorder Act 1998
A person is guilty of an offence under Section 29 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 if they commit an offence of:
- Common Assault
- Actual Bodily Harm and Wounding, or
- Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm which is racially aggravated
Assault Police Section 89(1) Police Act 1996
Any person who assault a constable an officer in the execution of his duty, or a person assisting a constable in the execution of his duty shall be guilty of an offence
(S)
Obstruct Police Sec 89(2) Police Act 1996
Any person who resists or will fully obstructs a constable in the execution of his duty, or a person assisting a constable in the execution of his duty shall be guilty of an offence
(S)
Assault with intent to resist or prevent lawful arrest
Sec 38 Offences Against the Person Act 1861
It is an offence to assault any person with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainee of himself or any other person for any offence
(EW)
