1987 Ed.]
Public Order
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(e) the terms, date and method of giving notice of any prohibition made or order given or issued under section 17D(1) or (4),
shall be prima facie evidence of such matter contained in such certificate in all legal proceedings.
17G. This Part shall be construed as being in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of any Ordinance, and nothing in this Part relating to any matter shall affect the liability of any person to comply with any provision of any Ordinance in respect of the
(Part III replaced, 67 of 1980, s. 3)
same matter.
PART IV
UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES, RIOTS AND SIMILAR OFFENCES
18. (1) When 3 or more persons, assembled together, conduct themselves in a disorderly, intimidating, insulting or provocative manner intended or likely to cause any person reasonably to fear that the persons so assembled will commit a breach of the peace, or will by such conduct provoke other persons to commit a breach of the peace, they are an unlawful assembly. (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 11)
(2) It is immaterial that the original assembly was lawful if being assembled, they conduct themselves in such a manner as aforesaid.
(3) Any person who takes part in an assembly which is an unlawful assembly by virtue of subsection (1) shall be guilty of the offence of unlawful assembly and shall be liable- (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 11)
(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for 5 years;
and
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine of $5,000 and to
imprisonment for 3 years.
19. (1) When any person taking part in an assembly which is an unlawful assembly by virtue of section 18(1) commits a breach of the peace, the assembly is a riot and the persons assembled are riotously assembled. (Amended, 31 of 1970, s. 12)
(2) Any person who takes part in a riot shall be guilty of the offence of riot and shall be liable-
(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for 10 years;
and
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine of $5,000 and to
imprisonment for 5 years.
Supplemental.
Unlawful
assembly.
Riot.
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