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Act '''11. Promotion of homosexuality'''

(1) A person who promotes homosexuality commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twenty years.

(2) A person promotes homosexuality where the person—


 * (a) encourages or persuades another person to perform a sexual act or to do any other act that constitutes an offence under this Act;


 * (b) knowingly advertises, publishes, prints, broadcasts, distributes or causes the advertisement, publication, printing, broadcasting or distribution by any means, including the use of a computer, information system or the internet, of any material promoting or encouraging homosexuality or the commission of an offence under this Act;


 * (c) provides financial support, whether in kind or cash, to facilitate activities that encourage homosexuality or the observance or normalisation of conduct prohibited under this Act;


 * (d) knowingly leases or subleases, uses or allows another person to use any house, building or establishment for the purpose of undertaking activities that encourage homosexuality or any other offence under this Act; or


 * (e) operates an organisation which promotes or encourages homosexuality or the observance or normalisation of conduct prohibited under this Act.

(3) Where an offence prescribed under this section is committed by a legal entity, the court may—


 * (a) impose a fine not exceeding fifty thousand currency points for breach of any of the provisions of this section;