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CHAPTER VI.-OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE.

75.---Unlawful Assembly,

An unlawful assembly is an assembly of three or more A. 84. persons who, with intent to carry out any common purpose, B. 84. assemble in such a manner, or so conduct themselves when C. 61. assembled, as to cause persons in the neighbourhood of such Assembly to fear, on reasonable grounds, that the persons so assembled will disturb the peace tumultuously, or will by such assembly needlessly, and without any reasonable occasion, pro- voke other persons to disturb the peace tumultuously.

Persons lawfully assembled may become an unlawful assembly if they conduct themselves with a common purpose in such a manner as would have made their assembling unlawful if they had assembled in that manner for that purpose.

Any person taking part in an unlawful assembly is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for one year,

76.—Riot.

A riot is an unlawful assembly which has begun to disturb A. 85. the peace tumultuously. Any person taking part in a riot is B. 85. guilty of a misdemeanour.

77.—Riotous Destruction of, and Damage to, Property.

C. 63.

Any persons who, being riotously assembled together, unlaw- A. 90, 91. fully pull down or destroy, or begin to pull down and destroy B. 90, 91. any building, machinery, or any structure of the value of £50 C. 66. used for business purposes, or any bridge, or roadway, are liable 24 25 to penal servitude for life.

Any persons who, being riotously assembled together, unlaw- fully damage any of the things mentioned in this section are liable to seven years' penal servitude.

78.-Forcible Entry and Detainer,

Any person who,

Vict. c. 97, 88, 11, 12.

A. 95.

(1) whether entitled or not, enters, in a manner likely B. 95. to cause a breach of the peace or reasonable apprehension C.70-1. thereof, on land then in the actual and peaceable possession of another; or

(2) being in actual possession, without claim of right, of land, detains it in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace or reasonable apprehension thereof against a person entitled by law to the possession of such land.

is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for one year.

What amounts to actual possession or claim of right within the meaning of this section shall be a question of law.

79.—Neglecting to aid Police Officer.

B. 117-8.

C. 909-3.

Any person who, having reasonable notice that he is required A. 115-6. to assist any justice of the peace, police officer, constable, or other peace officer, in suppressing any riot, in lawfully arrest- ing any person, or in preserving the peace, omits” without reasonable excuse to do so is guilty of a misdemeanour, and also of a simple offence.

C. 84-6. 52 & 53 Vict.c. 52.

A. 109-111.

B. 111-113.

C. 87, 120,

121.

Ste. Dig. Arts. 136- 138.

Cf. 52 & 58 Vict. c. 69.

C. 88.

1. c. 26.

CHAPTER VII.-OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER,

80.—Disclosing official Secrets.

Any person who, being employed in the public service, publishes or cominunicates, otherwise than in the course of his official duty, any fact, information, plan, or document which comes into bis knowledge or his possession by virtue of his office or employment, and which it is his duty to keep secret, is guilty of a felony.

Any person who procures any person employed in the public service to make any such publication or communication as aforesaid, or who unlawfully obtains any knowledge of any fact or any information, plan, or document as aforesaid, is guilty

of a misdemeanour.

Nothing in this section shall be deemed in any way to derogate from the effect of The Official Secrets Act, 1889, as applied to A.B.

Any person who,

81.--Official Corruption.

(1) being employed in the public service, or being the holder of any public office, corruptly asks for, receives, or obtains, or agrees or attempts to receive or obtain, any property or benefit of any kind, for himself or any other person, on account of any act done or to be done by him in the discharge of the duties of his office ; or

(2) corruptly gives confers or procures, or promises or offers to give confer procure or attempt to procure, to, upon, or for, any person any property or benefit of any kind, on account of any act done or to be done, by any person employed in the public service, or being the holder of any public office, in the discharge of the duties of his office;

is liable to penal servitude for ten years.

Provided that when the person employed in the public service, or the holder of the public office, is a judicial officer, acting in discharge of his judicial duties, no prosecution under this section shall be undertaken except by the Attorney- General.

82.-Extortion.

Any person who, being employed in the public service, Cf. 3 Edw. knowingly takes or accepts from any person, for the per formance of his duty as such officer, any reward beyond his proper pay and emoluments, or any promise of such reward, is guilty of a misdemeanour.

C. 200.

83.-Refusal by public Officer to perform Duty.

Any person who, being employed in the public service. wilfully, and without lawful excuse, omits or refuses to do any act which it is his duty to do by reason of his employment, is guilty of a misdemeanour.

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84.-Giving a false Certificate.

Any person who, being authorised or required by law to C. 94. give any certificate, other than such certificate as is mentioned in Section 268 of this Code, touching any matter by virtue whereof the rights of any person may be affected, gives a certificate which is, to his knowledge, false in any material particular is guilty of a misdemeanour.

85.-Unlawful Celebration of Marriage.

Any person who celebrates, or attempts or professes to célebrate, marriage

C. 361, 362.

4 Geo. 4, c.

76, n. 21.

627 W. 4,

c. 85, 8. 39.

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(1) between two persons who to his knowledge are by law incapable of marrying one another; or

(2) in any place, at any time, other than those scribed by law, or under any circumstances which make such celebration illegal; or

(3) in any case when to his knowledge the requirements of the law relating to the celebration of marriage, or to the preliminaries of being married, have not been complied with; or

(4) not being to his knowledge legally entitled to celebrate marriage;

and any person who induces, or attempts to induce, any other person to do any act which would constitute any of the foregoing offences if such other person were aware of all the facts of the case;

is guilty of felony.

86.-False Assumption of official Authority.

Any person who, without authority, assumes to act as, or C. 96, 97. knowingly represents himself to be, a person employed in the public service for a particular purpose, and assumes to do any act by virtue of such employment, or attends at any place in

order to do any such act, is guilty of a misdemeanour.

87.-Disobedience to Ordinance or Order.

Any person who without lawful excuse

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C. 204–5.

(1) disobeys any Ordinance or Statute, by wilfully B. 114-5. doing any act which it forbids, or omitting to do any act which it requires him to do; or

(2) disobeys any lawful order made by any Court of Justice, or by any person or body of persons authorised by any Ordinance or Statute to make or give such order

;

is liable to one year's imprisonment unless the infliction of some other punishment, or some other mode of proceeding is expressly provided by law.

88.-Obstructing a Peace Officer.

Any person who resists, or wilfully obstructs, or hinders any 34 & 35 V., peace officer in the execution of his duty is guilty of a simple c. 112, s. 12.

offence.

48 & 49 V., c. 75.