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GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9 JUNE 1982

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or reproduction of any such speech, utterance, writing or statement, in a library under its control for the purposes of bona fide study or research in that library by members of the staff of such institution or of the teaching staff of a university referred to in this subsection, or by persons registered as post-graduate students at such university.

(5) The Minister may make regulations relating to the place in a library referred to in subsection (4) where and the manner in which publications referred to in the said subsection shall be kept, the control to be exercised over such publications and the supervision to be exercised over the use thereof for the purposes referred to in subsection (4),

57. (1) Any person who after the prohibition under section 46 (1) (i) or (3) of a gathering—

convenes it or encourages, promotes or by means of threats causes the attendance thereof, or presides thereat or addresses it;

prints, publishes, distributes or in any manner circulates a notice convening it, or advertises it or in any other manner makes it known; or

attends it,

shall be guilty of an offence unless, if the prohibition has not been published in the Gazette, he satisfies the court that he had no knowledge of the prohibition, and liable on conviction—

in the case of an offence referred to in paragraph (a), to a fine not exceeding two thousand rand or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, and on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding three thousand rand or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years;

in the case of an offence referred to in paragraph (b) or (c), to a fine not exceeding five hundred rand or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months.

(2) Any person who—

holds any gathering in a manner contrary to any condition contained in a direction issued under section 46 (1) (ii);

attends any gathering so held in contravention of any such condition; or

attends any gathering to which such direction relates, where such attendance constitutes a contravention of any such condition,

shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand rand or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) a person shall be deemed to have convened a gathering—

if he has caused a written notice to be published or distributed, inviting the public or any section of the public to assemble at a specified time and place;

if he has himself or through another person orally invited the public or any section of the public so to assemble; or

if he has taken an active part in making arrangements for the publication or distribution of such notice, or in organizing or making preparations for such gathering.

(4) Any person who, without the permission of the police on duty, enters or remains in any place or area closed or made inaccessible under section 47, while it is closed or inaccessible, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty rand or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months.

(5) Any person who refuses or fails forthwith to obey an order given under section 48 (1) by a police officer referred to in that