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Government Gazette, 9 June 1982
No. 8232     77

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

lated to further the achievement thereof in the Republic, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years.


Offences in connection with unlawful organizations and prohibited publications, and by persons subject to certain restrictions, and penalties therefor.

56. (1) Any person who—

(a)

contravenes any provision of section 13 (1) (a);

(b)

prints, publishes or disseminates any periodical publication or disseminates any other publication in contravention of a notice under section 5 (1);

(c)

without the consent of the Minister, is in possession of any publication published or disseminated by or under the direction or guidance or on behalf of an unlawful organization;

(d)

while his name appears on the consolidated list or while any prohibition under this Act by way of a notice addressed and delivered or tendered to him is in force, changes his place of residence or employment and fails forthwith to give notice thereof in person to an officer in charge of a police station;

(e)

while his name so appears or while any such prohibition is in force, when called upon by a peace officer as defined in the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977), to furnish him with his full name and address, fails to do so or furnishes a false or incorrect name and address;

(f)

fails to comply with a notice addressed and delivered or tendered to him under section 21;

(g)

knowingly permits any premises or any other property whatsoever, situated in the Republic, to be used for the purposes of or in connection with any offence in terms of section 57 (1) or paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection;

(h)

without the consent of the Minister, is in possession of any periodical or other publication which is subject to a prohibition imposed under section 5 (1);

(i)

fails to comply with any requirement of a notice in terms of section 18 (1);

(j)

in contravention of a notice delivered or tendered to him in terms of section 20 (a) or (b) attends any gathering;

(k)

subject to the provisions of section 24, contravenes or fails to comply with any notice delivered or tendered to him in terms of section 19 (1);

(i)

subject to the provisions of section 24, contravenes or fails to comply with any notice delivered or tendered to him in terms of section 19 (2) (i);

(m)

subject to the provisions of section 24, contravenes or fails to comply with any notice delivered or tendered to him in terms of section 19 (2) (ii);

(n)

in contravention of a notice delivered or tendered to him in terms of section 20 (e) attends any gathering;

(o)

in contravention of a notice under section 22 is or becomes an office-bearer or officer or a member of, or makes or receives any contribution of any kind for the direct or indirect benefit of, or participates in any manner in any activity of, any organization;

(p)

without the consent of the Minister or except for the purposes of any proceedings in a court of law, records or reproduces by mechanical or other means or prints, publishes or disseminates any speech, utterance, writing or statement or any extract from or recording or reproduction of any speech, utterance, writing or statement made or produced or purporting to have been made or produced anywhere at any time by any person—

(i)

who has been prohibited under section 20 from at­tending any gathering;

(ii)

in respect of whom the provisions of this para­graph apply by virtue of a notice issued under sec­tion 23 (1); or