Punishment for procuring and assisting desertion

Any person who– (a) procures or persuades any member of the Force to desert or to absent himself without (b) knowing that any such member is about to desert or absent himself without leave, assists him in so doing; or (c) knowing any person to be a deserter or absentee without leave from the Force, conceals him or assists in concealing himself or assists in his or her rescue from custody, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and term of imprisonment, or on conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both such fine and term of 96