Connivance at desertion
35.  A person who —
(a)being aware of the desertion or intended desertion of a police officer, does not without reasonable excuse inform his or her superior officer immediately; or
(b)fails to take any steps in his or her power to cause the apprehension of a police officer whom he or she knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, to be a deserter,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to any other punishment authorised by this Act.