PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY ACT [CHAPTER 11:17] (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person shall be deemed to be acting in pursuance of lawful authority only if he is acting in his capacity as a police officer, a member of the Defence Forces or an employee of the State or a local authority. 31 Disrupting public gatherings Any person who, at a public gathering— (a) engages in disorderly or riotous conduct; or (b) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words; or (c) behaves in a threatening, abusive or insulting manner; intending to prevent the transaction of the business for which the gathering was called together, or realising that there is a risk or possibility that the transaction of business may be prevented, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level seven22 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 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 subsection (1) or (2) of section 7 of the National Registration Act [Chapter 10:17], or a passport or drivers licence issued by or on behalf of the Government of Zimbabwe; or (b) any visitors 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 drivers licence issued by a foreign government. (2) Subject to this section, every person of or above the age of sixteen years shall, when in a public place, carry an identity document on his person. (3) Subject to this section, a police officer may at any time require a person of or above the age of sixteen years in a public place to produce an identity document. (4) Any person who fails to produce his identity document immediately on being required to do so by a police officer⎯ 22 Before 3rd February, 2006, this was $50 000 dollars. - 22 -