Zambia
Public Order Act, 1955
Chapter 113
- Commenced on 19 August 1955
- [This is the version of this document at 31 December 1996.]
- [This legislation has been revised and consolidated by the Ministry of Legal Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Zambia. This version is up-to-date as at 31st December 1996.]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Public Order Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"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;"public meeting" includes any meeting in a public place and any meeting (whether or not in a building) which the public or any section thereof are permitted to attend, whether on payment or otherwise;"public place" includes any highway, market place, square, road, street, bridge or other way which is lawfully used by the public, and any place, including a building, to which the public are for the time being entitled or permitted to have access either without any condition or upon the condition of making any payment;"public procession" means a procession in a public place;"uniform" includes any article of clothing.[As amended by No. 10 of 1959; G.N. No. 230 of 1964; S.I. No. 66 of 1965; No. 25 of 1969 and No. 51 of 1970]3. Prohibition of uniforms and flags in connection with political objects
4. Prohibition ofquasi-military organisations
5. Regulation of assemblies, public meetings and processions
6. Penalty for disobeying a direction or violating conditions of permit issued under section 5
Any person who knowingly—7. Unauthorised assemblies
Any assembly, meeting or procession—8. Exemptions
9. National anthem to be played at public meetings
10. Prohibition of weapons at public meetings and processions
11. Prohibition of offensive conduct conducive to breaches of peace
Any person who in any public place or at any public meeting uses threatening, abusive or insulting words with intent to provoke a breach of the peace or whereby a breach of the peace is likely to be occasioned, shall be guilty of an offence.12. Powers for preservation of public order in respect of public meetings and processions
13. Penalty for making statements or doing acts intended to promote hostility between sections of community
14. Penalty for inciting to strike in certain circumstances
Any person who wilfully and maliciously advises, encourages, incites, commands, aids or procures any other person to break any contract of a kind specified in section fifty-two or fifty-three of the Industrial and Labour Relations Act when the probable consequences of the breach would be of a nature specified in those sections, shall be guilty of an offence.[Cap. 269][As amended by No. 17 of 1956]15. Enforcement
History of this document
31 December 1996 this version
Consolidation
19 August 1955
Commenced