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PUBLIC ORDER
Ord. No. 64/67
A269

PART V.
Intimidation and intimidating assemblies.

Intimidation. 27. Any person who, without lawful excuse—

(a) does or says anything, or behaves in a manner, or utters or distributes any publication, which is likely to or might make some other person apprehensive as to what may happen—
(i) to such other person or to any member of the family or any dependant of such other person;
(ii) to any property, business, undertaking or interest of such other person or of any member of the family or any dependant of such other person;
(iii) to any building or place occupied by such other person or by any member of the family or any dependant of such other person; or
(iv) to any business or undertaking in which such other person or any member of the family or any dependant of such other person is employed;
(b) does or says anything, or behaves in a manner, which is likely to or might compel or induce some other person to do anything which such other person is not legally obliged to do or counsels some other person to do any such thing;
(c) does or says anything, or behaves in a manner, which is likely to or might compel or induce some other person to refrain from doing anything which such other person is legally entitled to do or counsels some other person to refrain from doing any such thing;
(d) watches or besets any building or place or the approaches to any building or place; or
(e) persistently follows some other person about from place to place,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—

(i) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for five years; and
(ii) on summary conviction, to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years.

Intimidating assembly.

28. (1) Where there is an unlawful assembly and any person in such assembly does or says anything, or behaves in a manner, which is likely to or might alarm or intimidate some other person or make some other person apprehensive as to what