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GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9 JUNE 1982

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the subsequent assumption of power by a particular class or group, of a despotic form of government under which one political party, group or organization only is recognized and all others are eliminated or prohibited; or

which aims at bringing about any political, economic, industrial or social change within the Republic in accordance with the directions or under the guidance of or in cooperation with any foreign government or any foreign or international institution or organization whose purpose or one of whose purposes (whether professed or not) is to bring about the establishment within the Republic of any economic or social system as contemplated in paragraph (a) or any form of government as contemplated in paragraph (b); (xiii)

“Director” means the person appointed in terms of section 2 (2) to the office of Director of Security Legislation; (v)

“document” includes any book, pamphlet, record, list, placard, poster, drawing, photograph or picture, or a film as defined in section 47 (1) of the Publications Act, 1974 (Act No, 42 of 1974); (vi)

“gathering” means, for the purposes of—

sections 20 (ii), 46 (1) (b) and (3) (b) and 48 (1) (b), any gathering, concourse or procession of any number of persons; any other provision of this Act, a gathering, concourse or procession of any number of persons having a common purpose, whether such purpose is lawful or unlawful; (iv)

“Inspector of Detainees” means any person appointed as such under section 44 (l); (xi)

“liquidator” means a person designated as such under section 13 (1) (b), and includes any person acting under his written authority; (iii)

“Minister” means the Minister of Law and Order; (xiv)

“office-bearer”, in relation to any organization, means member of the governing or executive body of—

the organization; any branch, section or committee of the organization; or any local, regional or subsidiary body forming part of the organization; (i)

“officer”, in relation to any organization, means any person working for the organization or for any branch, section or committee of the organization, or for any local, regional or subsidiary body forming part of the organization; (ii)

“organization” means any association of persons, incorporated or unincorporated, and whether or not it has been established or registered in accordance with any statute; (xviii)

“periodical publication” means any publication appearing at intervals; (xix)

“place” means any place, whether or not it is a public place, and includes any premises, building, dwelling, flat, room, office, shop, structure, vessel, aircraft or vehicle, and any part of a place; (xx)

“police” means any body of men established or enrolled under any law and exercising or carrying out the powers, duties and functions of a police force, and includes any portion of the South African Defence Force when used for the prevention or suppression of terrorism or internal disorder; (xxi)

“police officer” means any member of the Force as defined in section 1 of the Police Act, 1958 (Act No. 7 of 1958), and includes any member of the South African Railways Police Force referred to in section 43 of