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Safeguarding National Security Ordinance Part 3—Division 5 Section 27 :(a) it is not necessary to prove that the act, word or publication (as appropriate) has the intention to incite any other person to do an act causing public disorder; and
 * (b) unless the intention under section 23(2)(e) constitutes an element of the offence, it is not necessary to prove that the act, word or publication (as appropriate) has the intention to incite any other person to do a violent act.

26. Defence for offence under section 24(1)(c) or (2)(c)

(1) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 24(1)(c) or (2)(c) to establish that, at the time of the alleged offence, the person did not know that the publication is a publication that has a seditious intention.

(2) A person is taken to have established a matter that needs to be established for a defence under subsection (1) if—
 * (a) there is sufficient evidence to raise an issue with respect to that matter; and
 * (b) the contrary is not proved by the prosecution beyond reasonable doubt.

Division 5—Miscellaneous Provisions 27. Power to remove or obliterate publications that have seditious intention

(1) A law enforcement officer—
 * (a) may, subject to subsection (3), enter any premises or place; and