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Government Gazette, 9 June 1982
No. 8232     39

Internal Security Act, 1982
Act No. 74, 1982.

endanger the security of the State or the maintenance of law and order or propagates or promotes or is likely to propagate or promote such activities; or

(c)

who the Minister is satisfied is causing, encouraging or fomenting or will cause, encourage or foment feelings of hostility between different population groups or parts of population groups of the Republic in any area,

from attending—

(i)

any gathering; or

(ii)

any particular gathering or any gathering of a particular nature, class or kind.

at any place or in any area during any period or on any day or during specified times or periods within any period, except in such cases as may be specified in the notice or as the Minister or, on the authority of the Minister, the Director, or a magistrate acting in pursuance of the general or special instructions of the Minister, may at any time authorize in writing.


Order for periodical reporting at police station.

21. The Minister may at any time by a written notice signed by him and addressed and delivered or tendered to any person whose name appears on the consolidated list or in respect of whom any prohibition under this Act by way of a notice addressed and delivered or tendered to him is in force, order such person to report, subject to such exceptions as the Minister or, on the authority of the Minister, the Director, or a magistrate acting in pursuance of the general or special instructions of the Minister, may at any time authorize in writing, to the officer in charge of such police station and at such times and during such period as may be specified in the notice in question.


Restrictions by way of general notice.

22. (1) The Minister may by notice in the Gazette prohibit all persons—

(a)

whose names appear on the consolidated list;

(b)

who, at any time before or after any organization has been declared to be an unlawful organization by or under this Act, were or are office-bearers, officers or members of that organization; or

(c)

in respect of whom any prohibition under this Act by way of notices addressed and delivered or tendered to them is in force,

from—

(i)

being or becoming office-bearers, officers or members;

(ii)

making or receiving any contribution of any kind for the direct or indirect benefit; or

(iii)

in any manner taking part in any activity,

of any particular organization or any organization of a nature, class or kind specified in such notice, except with the written consent of the Minister or the Director acting under the authority of the Minister or a magistrate acting in pursuance of the general or special instructions of the Minister: Provided that the Minister shall not issue any such notice in relation to any employers’ organization or trade union registered under the Labour Relations Act, 1956 (Act No. 28 of 1956), except after consultation with the Minister of Manpower.

(2) Any notice issued under subsection (1) may at any time be withdrawn or amended by the Minister by like notice.


Restrictions relating to publication or dissemination of speeches, utterances, etc., of certain persons. 23. (1) If the Minister is satisfied that, in the Republic or elsewhere, any person who was resident in the Republic engages or has engaged in activities which endanger or are calculated to endanger the security of the State or the maintenance of law and order, or advocates, advises, defends or encourages, or has ad-