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Secret societies in army or police.
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16.—(1) Every person who shall—
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(a) form, organise, promote, or maintain any secret society amongst or consisting of or including members of any military or police force lawfully maintained by the Government, or
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(b) attempt to form, organise, promote, or maintain any such secret society, or
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(c) take part, assist, or be concerned in any way in the formation, organisation, promotion, management, or maintenance of any such society, or
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(d) induce, solicit, or assist any member of a military or police force lawfully maintained by the Government to join any secret society whatsoever,
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shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be liable on conviction thereof to suffer penal servitude for any term not exceeding five years or imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years.
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(2) In this section the expression “secret society” means an association, society, or other body the members of which are required by the regulations thereof to take or enter into, or do in fact take or enter into, an oath, affirmation, declaration or agreement not to disclose the proceedings or some part of the proceedings of the association, society, or body.
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