created by section 29(1)(b) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Assault with intent to resist arrest The offence of assault with intent to resist arrest is created by section 38 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861. Assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty Section 89(1) of the Police Act 1996 provides that it is an offence for a person to assault either: a constable acting in the execution of his duty; or a person assisting a constable in the execution of his duty. Assaulting a traffic officer This offence is created by section/10 section 10(1) of the Traffic Management Act 2004. Assaulting a person designated or accredited under sections 38 or 39 or 41 or 41A of the Police Reform Act 2002 This offence is created by section/46 section 46(1)] of the Police Reform Act 2002. Those sections relate respectively to persons given police powers by a chief police officer, detention contractors retained by police, accredited contractors under a community safety accreditation scheme, and weights and measures inspectors. Assault on a prison custody officer This offence is created by section 90(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c.53). Assault on a secure training centre custody officer This offence is created by section 13(1) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c.33). Assault on officer saving wreck This offence is created by section 37 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861. Assaulting an officer of the court This offence is created by section 14(1)(b) of the County Courts Act 1984. Cruelty to persons under sixteen Section 1(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 provides that it is an offence for a person who has attained the age of sixteen years, and who has responsibility for a child or young person under that age, to, amongst other things, willfully assault that child or young person, or to cause or procure that child or young person to be assaulted, in a manner likely to cause him unnecessary suffering or injury to health. Sexual assault The offence of sexual assault created by section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. It is not defined in terms of the offences of common assault or battery. It instead requires intentional touching and the absence of a reasonable belief in consent. Scotland In Scots law, assault is defined as an "attack upon the person of another". There