Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17] as amended at 11th January, 2008 (2) A prohibition issued under subsection (1) shall not have effect until it is published— (a) in a newspaper circulating in the area to which the prohibition applies; or (b) by notices distributed among the public or affixed upon public buildings in the area to which the prohibition applies; or (c) by announcement of a police officer broadcast or made orally. (3) Any person who is aggrieved by a prohibition issued under subsection (1) may appeal against it to the Minister, and the Minister may confirm, vary or set aside the prohibition or give such order or direction in the matter as he thinks just. (4) Any person who fails to comply with a prohibition made under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. (5) A police officer may, without warrant, seize any weapon or item capable of use as a weapon found in the possession of any person in contravention of subsection (1), and shall place in safe custody every weapon or item so seized so that it may be submitted to the jurisdiction of the court to be dealt with in accordance with section thirty-nine. 15 … [Repealed by section 282 of Criminal Law Code] 16 … [Repealed by section 282 of Criminal Law Code] PART III The whole of this Part, headed Offences Against Public Order, and containing sections 17 to 22, was repealed by the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] with effect from the 1st July 2006. Corresponding offences are now to be found in that Act. PART IV PUBLIC GATHERINGS 23 Appointment of conveners and authorised officers in the case of processions and public demonstrations8 (1) An organization intending to hold a procession or a public demonstration shall appoint— (a) a person to be responsible for the arrangements for that procession or public demonstration and to be present thereat, to give notice in terms of section 25 and to act on its behalf at any consultations or negotiations contemplated in section 26, or in connection with any other procedure contemplated in this Act at which his or her presence is required; and (b) a deputy to a person appointed in terms of subparagraph (a). (2) Such organisation shall forthwith notify in writing the regulating authority concerned of the names and addresses of the persons appointed under subsection (1). 8 Section as substituted by section 4 of Act 18/2007. -6-