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To prohibit terroristic activities and to amend the law relating to criminal procedure; and to provide for other incidental matters.

(English text signed by the Acting State President.) (Assented to 12th June, 1967.)

E IT ENACTED by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:―

1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—

“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the South African Police; (iii)

“detainee” means a person detained under section 6; (i)

“Minister” means the Minister of Justice; (iv)

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

“Republic”, includes the territory, except in sections 4 (3) and 7; (vi)

“terrorist” means any person who has committed an offence under section 2 or an act which had or was likely to have had any of the results referred to in section 2 (2); (vii)

“the territory” means the territory of South-West Africa. (ii)

2. Subject to the provisions of subsection (4), any person who—

with intent to endanger the maintenance of law and order in the Republic or any portion thereof, in the Republic or elsewhere commits any act or attempts to commit, or conspires with any other person to aid or procure the commission of or to commit, or incites, instigates, commands, aids, advises, encourages or procures any other person to commit, any act; or

in the Republic or elsewhere undergoes, or attempts, consents or takes any steps to undergo, or incites, instigates, commands, aids, advises, encourages or procures any other person to undergo any training which could be of use to any person intending to endanger the maintenance of law and order, and who fails to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he did not undergo or attempt, consent or take any steps to undergo, or incite, instigate, command, aid, advise, encourage or procure such other person to undergo