Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007 the President or an acting President, whether in person or in respect of the President’s office; or (b) makes any abusive, indecent or obscene statement about or concerning the President or an acting President, whether in respect of the President personally or the President’s office; shall be guilty of undermining the authority of or insulting the President and liable to a fine not exceeding level six or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or both. 34 Attorney General to authorise prosecutions under Chapter III No proceedings shall be instituted or continued against any person in respect of a crime in terms of this Chapter, other than proceedings in respect of the crime of possessing a dangerous weapon or unlawfully possessing or wearing a camouflage uniform or for the purposes of remand, without the authority of the Attorney-General. CHAPTER IV CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER 35 Interpretation in Chapter IV In this Chapter⎯ “offensive material” and “weaponry” have the meanings given to those terms in section nineteen; “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 gathering” means a public meeting or a public demonstration; “public meeting” means any meeting which is held in a public place or to which the public or any section of the public have access, 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. 36 Public violence (1) Any person who, acting in concert with one or more other persons, forcibly and to a serious extent⎯ (a) disturbs the peace, security or order of the public or any section of the public; or (b) invades the rights of other people; intending such disturbance or invasion or realising that there is a real risk or possibility that such disturbance or invasion may occur, shall be guilty of public violence and liable to a fine not exceeding level twelve or imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years or both. - 33 -