DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS VERITAS MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THE PROVISION OF RELIABLE INFORMATION, BUT CANNOT TAKE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION SUPPLIED. This document sets out the text of the Act as at the 11th January, 2008. It incorporates the substantial amendments made by the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (No. 23 of 2004) and Public Order and Security Amendment Act, 2007 (No. 18 of 2007) and the amendments previously made by section 18 of the General Laws Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 6 of 2005). Sections 43 to 46, which amended or repealed other Acts, have been omitted as spent and of no current interest. Chapter 11:17 PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY ACT Acts 1/2002, 6/2005 (s. 18)1, 23/2004 (s. 2822), 18/20073 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title. 2. Interpretation. 3. [Repealed] 4. Regulating authorities. PART II OFFENCES AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SECURITY 5. [Repealed] 6. [Repealed] 7. [Repealed] 8. [Repealed] 9. [Repealed] The repealed provisions have not disappeared from the law of Zimbabwe. See now Chapter III ("Crimes against the State") of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (No. 23 of 2004) 1 General Laws Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 6 of 2005) with effect from 3rd February, 2006.. Section 18 amended many provisions of this Act in order to bring penalty provisions into line with the principles established by the Criminal Penalties Amendment Act, 2001 (No. 22 of 2001). The amendments have not been separately identified in this document. 2 Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (No. 23 of 2004) with effect from 1st July, 2006 (the "Criminal Law Code"). The Code now covers many of the offences formerly provided for by this Act; section 282 of the Code makes the necessary consequential adjustments to this Act. 3 Public Order and Security Amendment Act, 2007 (No. 18 of 2007) with effect from 11th January, 2008. Amendments are identified by footnotes .