"act of
insurgency, banditry, sabotage or terrorism" means any act
referred to in subsection (1) of section 6 that is undertaken
for a purpose referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of that
subsection;
"bomb"
means—
(a) any device
consisting of or carrying an explosive charge or fused to detonate
upon impact or percussion or through a timing contrivance or by an
electrical or electronic device; or
(b) any other
device capable of causing an explosion;
but excludes ammunition
for a firearm;
"essential
service" means—
(a) any service
relating to the generation, supply or distribution of electricity;
or
(b) any fire
brigade or fire service; or
(c) any health,
hospital or ambulance service; or
(d) any service
relating to the production, supply, delivery or distribution of fuel;
or
(e) any service
relating to the supply or distribution of water; or
(f) any communications
service; or
(g) any transport
service; or
(h) any other
service or occupation whose interruption would endanger the life,
health or safety of the whole or a part of the population and which
the Minister may declare by statutory instrument to be an essential
service;
"insurgent,
bandit, saboteur or terrorist" means a person who—
(a) is about
to commit, is committing or has committed an act of insurgency, banditry,
sabotage or terrorism; or
(b) has attended
a course or undergone training, is about to attend a course or undergo
training or is attending a course or undergoing training referred
to in subsection (1) of section 8;
"law enforcement
agency" means the Police Force (including a member of the Police
Constabulary as defined in section 2 of the Police Act [Chapter 11:10])
or intelligence service maintained by the Government, or any agency
assigned by an enactment to maintain and enforce the law;
"meeting"
means a meeting held for the purpose of the discussion of matters of
public interest or for the purpose of the expression of views on such
matters;
"Minister"
means the Minister of Home Affairs or any other Minister to whom the
President may, from time to time, assign the administration of this
Act;
"offensive
material" means any inflammable, dangerous, noxious, or deleterious
substance, material or thing capable of killing or injuring persons,
including—
(a) low or
high explosives and the ingredients thereof;
(b) all types
of fuse used in the ignition of explosives;
(c) detonators;
(d) timing
devices, especially time pencils;
(e) wire cutters;
(f) acids;
(g) ammunition
as defined in the Firearms Act [Chapter 10:09];
(h) biological
or chemical warfare agents;
(i) any other
substance, material or thing declared by the Minister, by notice in
a statutory instrument, to be an offensive material for the purposes
of this definition;
"official"
means—
(a) a member
of any law enforcement agency; or
(b) an ancillary
member of the Police Force as defined in section 2 of the Police
Act [Chapter 11:10]; or
(c) a member
of the Defence Forces; or
(d) a provincial
or district administrator or an assistant provincial or district administrator
or any other employee of the State acting in that capacity;
"peace officer"
has the meaning given to that term in section 2 of the Criminal
Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07];
"police
district" means an area designated by the Commissioner of Police
as a police district for the purposes of the administration of the Police
Force;
"procession"
means a procession in a public place;
"public
gathering" means a public meeting or a public demonstration;
"public
demonstration" means a procession, gathering or assembly in
a public place of persons and additionally, or alternatively, of vehicles,
where the gathering is in pursuit of a common purpose of demonstrating
support for, or opposition to, any person, matter or thing, whether
or not the gathering is spontaneous or is confined to persons who are
members of a particular organisation, association or other body or to
persons who have been invited to attend;
"public
meeting" means any meeting in a public place or meeting which
the public or any section of the public is permitted to attend, whether
on payment or otherwise;
"public
place" means any thoroughfare, building, open space or other
place of any description to which the public or any section of the public
have access, whether on payment or otherwise and whether or not the
right of admission thereto is reserved;
"publication"
includes a document, book, magazine, film, sound or visual broadcast,
tape, disc or other material, medium or thing whatsoever in which, on
which or by means of which a statement may be made;
"regulating
authority", in relation to any area, means the police officer
who, in terms of section 4, is the regulating authority for that
area;
"statement"
means any expression of fact or opinion, whether made orally, in writing,
electronically or by visual images;
"thoroughfare"
means any road, street, lane, path, pavement, sidewalk or similar place
which exists for the free passage of persons or vehicles;
"weaponry"
means any of the following kinds of offensive material—
(a) artillery
of all kinds;
(b) a firearm
or other apparatus for the discharge of bullets or other kinds of
projectiles which are designed to be lethal, whether solid, explosive
or gas diffusing;
(c) a flame-thrower;
(d) high or
low explosive, whether or not manufactured as a bomb, grenade or similar
missile or device and whether capable of use with a firearm or not,
including a fuse, detonator or timing device therefor.
