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[8. 8 cont.]
Offences.
22 of 1950, Schedule.
22 of 1950, Schedule.
Sedition.
(i) to show that His Majesty has been misled or mistaken in any of his measures; or
(ii) to point out errors or defects in the government or constitution of the Colony as by law established or in legislation or in the administration of justice with a view to the remedying of such errors or defects; or
(iii) to persuade His Majesty's subjects or inhabitants of the Colony to attempt to procure by lawful means the alteration of any matter in the Colony as by law established; or
(iv) to point out, with a view to their removal, any matters which are producing or have a tendency to produce feelings of ill-will and enmity between different classes of the population of the Colony.
(2) In determining whether the intention with which any act was done, any words were spoken, or any document was published, was or was not seditious, every person shall be deemed to intend the consequences which would naturally follow from his conduct at the time and under the circumstances in which he so conducted himself.
4. (1) Any person who-
(a) does or attempts to do, or makes any preparation to do, or conspires with any person to do, any act with a seditious intention;
(b) utters any seditious words;
(c) prints, publishes, sells, offers for sale, distributes or reproduces any seditious publication;
(d) imports any seditious publication, unless he has no reason to believe that it is seditious,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable for a first offence to a fine of five thousand dollars and imprisonment for two years, and for a subsequent offence to imprisonment for three years; and any seditious publication shall be forfeited to the Crown.
(2) Any person who without lawful excuse has in his possession any seditious publication shall be guilty of an offence and liable for a first offence to a fine of two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one year and for a subsequent offence to imprisonment for two years; and such publication shall be forfeited to the Crown.
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CAP. 217]
[8. 8 cont.]
Offences.
22 of 1950, Schedule.
22 of 1950. Schedule.
Sedition.
(i) to show that His Majesty has been misled or mistaken in any of his measures; or
(ii) to point out errors or defects in the govern- ment or constitution of the Colony as by law established or in legislation or in the administration. of justice with a view to the remedying of such errors or defects; or
(iii) to persuade His Majesty's subjects or in- habitants of the Colony to attempt to procure by lawful means the alteration of any matter in the Colony as by law established; or
(iv) to point out, with a view to their removal, any matters which are producing or have a tendency to produce feelings of ill-will and enmity between different classes of the population of the Colony.
(2) In determining whether the intention with which any act was done, any words were spoken, or any document was published, was or was not seditious, every person shall be deemed to intend the consequences which would naturally follow from his conduct at the time and under the circum- stances in which he so conducted himself.
4. (1) Any person who-
(a) does or attempts to do, or makes any preparation to do, or conspires with any person to do, any act with a seditious intention;
(b) utters any seditious words;
(c) prints, publishes, sells, offers for sale, distributes or
reproduces any seditious publication;
(d) imports any seditious publication, unless he has no
reason to believe that it is seditious,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable for a first offence to a fine of five thousand dollars and imprisonment for two years, and for a subsequent offence to imprisonment for three years; and any seditious publication shall be forfeited to the Crown.
(2) Any person who without lawful excuse has in his possession any seditious publication shall be guilty of an offence and liable for a first offence to a fine of two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one year and for a subse- quent offence to imprisonment for two years; and such publication shall be forfeited to the Crown.
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