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2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Public Order Act.

2. Interpretation

3. Permit required for public meetings

4. Applications for permits of meetings

5. Grant of permit for meetings

6. Power to require dispersal of meeting

7. Offence to take part in unauthorised meeting

8. Non application of this Part

9. Permit required for public marches or audio visual exhibitions

10. Application for permits for marches or exhibitions

11. Grant of permit for marches

12. Leader of march may be required to call on march to disperse

13. Offence to take part in an unauthorised march or exhibition

14. Offence to lead or organise marches or exhibitions

15. Non-application of this Part

16. Suspension of sections 9 to 12

17. Power to prohibit meetings and marches

18. Application for permits

19. Grant of Permits

20. Power to require dispersal of meetings and marches

21. Offence to take part in prohibited meeting or march

23. Interpretation

24. Power to require dispersal of public marches and meetings near scheduled premises

25. Power of police officer to call on meeting or march to disperse

26. Participants in meeting or march to disperse when called on to do so

28. Power to amend Schedule 2

29. Prohibition of uniforms in connection with political objects

30. Prohibition of uniform

31. Prohibition of quasi-military organisations

32. Prohibition against unlawful drilling

33. Unlawful oaths

34. Offence to break up public meeting

35. Prohibition of offensive conduct conducive to breaches of the peace

36. Prohibition of offensive weapons at public meetings and marches

37. Incitement to racial hatred at meetings and marches

38. Penalty for incitement to violence etc., at meetings and marches

39. Unlawful statements

40. Power of search without warrant

41. Power of Arrest without warrant

42. Penalties for certain offences

43. Appeal against refusal of application

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

2. Interpretation

PART 2 MEETING — GENERAL PROVISIONS

3. Permit required for public meetings

4. Applications for permits of meetings

5. Grant of permit for meetings

6. Power to require dispersal of meeting

7. Offence to take part in unauthorised meeting

8. Non application of this Part

PART 3 MARCHES AND PROCESSIONS

9. Permit required for public marches or audio visual exhibitions

10. Application for permits for marches or exhibitions

11. Grant of permit for marches

12. Leader of march may be required to call on march to disperse

13. Offence to take part in an unauthorised march or exhibition

14. Offence to lead or organise marches or exhibitions

15. Non-application of this Part

16. Suspension of sections 9 to 12

PART 4 MEETINGS AND MARCHES — SPECIAL PERMISSION

17. Power to prohibit meetings and marches

18. Application for permits

19. Grant of Permits

20. Power to require dispersal of meetings and marches

21. Offence to take part in prohibited meeting or march

PART 5 PUBLIC OFFICES

23. Interpretation

24. Power to require dispersal of public marches and meetings near scheduled premises

25. Power of police officer to call on meeting or march to disperse

26. Participants in meeting or march to disperse when called on to do so

28. Power to amend Schedule 2

PART 6 OFFENCES RELATING TO UNIFORMS, QUASI MILITARY ORGANISATIONS AND KINDRED OFFENCES

29. Prohibition of uniforms in connection with political objects

30. Prohibition of uniform

31. Prohibition of quasi-military organisations

32. Prohibition against unlawful drilling

33. Unlawful oaths

PART 7 MISCELLANEOUS

34. Offence to break up public meeting

35. Prohibition of offensive conduct conducive to breaches of the peace

36. Prohibition of offensive weapons at public meetings and marches

37. Incitement to racial hatred at meetings and marches

38. Penalty for incitement to violence etc., at meetings and marches

39. Unlawful statements

40. Power of search without warrant

41. Power of Arrest without warrant

42. Penalties for certain offences

43. Appeal against refusal of application

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