PART 2POLICE
Causing disaffection9.
(1)
It is an offence—
(a)
to cause disaffection amongst the members of a relevant police force; or
(b)
to induce a member of a relevant police force to withhold services.
(2)
A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
(3)
A person convicted of an offence under paragraph (1) is disqualified from being and from ever becoming a member of a relevant police force.
(4)
A “member of a relevant police force” means—
(a)
a constable of the Police Service of Scotland;
(b)
a member of the British Transport Police Force;
(c)
a member of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.