Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17] as amended at 1st July, 2006 29 Dispersal of unlawful public gatherings (1) A police officer and any person assisting him may do all things reasonably necessary for— (a) dispersing the persons present at a public gathering the holding or continuance of which is unlawful by virtue of any direction or order under section twenty-five, twenty-six or twenty-seven; and (b) apprehending any such persons; and, if any such person makes resistance, the police officer or the person assisting him may use such force as is reasonably justifiable in the circumstances of the case for overcoming any such resistance. (2) If a person is killed as a result of the use of reasonably justifiable force in terms of subsection (1), where the force is directed at overcoming that person’s resistance to a lawful measure taken in terms of that subsection, the killing shall be lawful. 30 … [Repealed by section 282 of Criminal Law Code]4 31 … [Repealed by section 282 of Criminal Law Code]5 PART V ENFORCEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY 32 Persons to carry identity documents (1) In this section— “arrestable offence” means an offence specified in the First Schedule to the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]; “identity document” means— (a) a document issued to a person in terms of section seven of the National Registration Act [Chapter 10:17], or a passport or driver’s licence issued by or on behalf of the Government of Zimbabwe; or (b) any visitor’s entry certificate or other certificate or permit issued to a person in terms of the Immigration Act [Chapter 4:02], or in terms of any enactment relating to refugees; or (c) any passport, identity document or driver’s licence issued by a foreign government. (2) Subject to this section, every person shall, when in a public place, carry an identity document on his person. 4 This section dealt with the offence of Disrupting a public gathering. See now section 44 of the Criminal Law Code. 5 This section dealt with the offence of Possession of offensive weapons at public gatherings. See now section 43 of the Criminal Law Code. - 10 -