Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17] as amended at 11th January, 2008 “responsible officer” means a person appointed in terms of section 24(1) as responsible officer or deputy responsible officer, and includes any person deemed in terms of section 24(3) to be a responsible officer; “statement” means any expression of fact or opinion, whether made orally, in writing, electronically or by visual images; “thoroughfare” means any road, street, lane, path, pavement, sidewalk or similar place which exists for the free passage of persons or vehicles. 3 …. [Repealed by section 282 of Criminal Law Code] 4 Regulating authorities (1) The police officer in command of each police district shall be the regulating authority for that police district. (2) Whenever in this Act a convener is required to give a convening notice to a regulating authority, such notice shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered to the police officer in charge of a police station closest in proximity to the place where the gathering is proposed to be held or, in the absence of the police officer in charge, the most senior officer present in that police station.5 (3) The police officer referred to in subsection (2) shall immediately notify the regulating authority of a convening notice received under that subsection. 6 PART II OFFENCES AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SECURITY 5 to 13 …7 [Repealed by section 282 of Criminal Law Code] 14 Temporary prohibition of possession of certain weapons within particular police districts (1) Without derogation from section 28 ("Possession of dangerous weapons") of the Criminal Law Code, if a regulating authority believes that the carrying in public (whether openly or by concealment in a public place or public thoroughfare) or public display of any of the following weapons or items capable of use as weapons— (a) catapults, machetes, axes, knobkerries, swords, knives or daggers; (b) any traditional weapon whatsoever, is likely to occasion public disorder or a breach of the peace, he may within his police district prohibit for a specified period of time not exceeding three months the carrying in public or public display of any such weapons or items capable of use as weapons as he shall specify. 5 Subsection inserted by section 3 of Act 18/2007. 6 Subsection inserted by section 3 of Act 18/2007. 7 The repealed provisions have not entirely disappeared from our law. See now Chapter III ("Crimes against the State") of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (No. 23 of 2004) -5-