Section 53: Prevention by other public officers of offences and injury to public property

(1) A Judge, Magistrate, or any other public officer charged with responsibility for maintaining law and order may intervene for the purpose of preventing and shall to the best of his ability prevent the commission of an offence, for which he is authorised to arrest without a warrant or any damage to any public property, movable or immovable.
(2) A person is bound to assist a Judge or Magistrate or police officer or any other public officer reasonably demanding his aid:
(a) in preventing, and shall to the best of his ability prevent the commission of an offence for which he is authorised to arrest without a warrant or any damage to any public property, movable or immovable;
(b) in the suppression of a breach of the peace or in the prevention of any damage to any property, movable or immovable or to any railway, canal, water supply, telecommunication system, oil pipeline or oil installation, or electrical installation; or
(c) in the prevention of the removal of any public landmark, buoy or other mark used for navigation.