981 Ed.
1981 Ed.]
Public Order
[CAP. 245
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(a) enter any premises or place; and
(b) stop and board any vehicle, tramcar, train or vessel, using such force as may be necessary for these purposes. (Replaced, 31 of 1970, s. 3)
(3) Any person who displays or permits the display of any flag, banner or other emblem in contravention of any prohibition issued under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
(4) No prosecution for an offence under this section shall be instituted without the consent of the Attorney General.
4. (1) Any person who in any public place or at any public gathering wears any uniform signifying his association with any political organization or with the promotion of any political object. shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 3 years.
(2) The Commissioner of Police may, if he is satisfied that the wearing of any such uniform as aforesaid on any ceremonial, anniversary or other special occasion will not be likely to involve risk of public disorder, by order in writing permit the wearing of such uniform on that occasion either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he may specify in the order.
(3) Any person who contravenes any condition imposed by the Commissioner of Police under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $2,000 and to imprisonment for 12 months.
5. (1) If the members or adherents of any society are-
(a) organized or trained or equipped for the purpose of enabling them to be employed in such a manner that such employment usurps, may usurp, tends to usurp or appears to usurp the functions of the police or the armed forces of the Crown; or
(b) organized and trained or organized and equipped for the purpose of enabling them to be employed for the use or display of physical force in promoting any political object, or in such manner as to arouse reasonable apprehension that they are organized and either trained or equipped for that purpose,
then-
(i) any person who is a member or adherent of such society shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 3 years; and
Prohibition of uniforms in connexion with political objects.
Prohibition of quasi-military organizations.