Offences Against the State Act, 1939
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PART III UNLAWFUL ORGANISATION |
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18.—In order to regulate and control in the public interest the exercise of the constitutional right of citizens to form associations, it is hereby declared that any organisation which— |
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( a ) engages in, promotes, encourages, or advocates the commission of treason or any activity of a treasonable nature, or |
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( b ) advocates, encourages, or attempts the procuring by force, violence, or other unconstitutional means of an alteration of the Constitution, or |
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( c ) raises or maintains or attempts to raise or maintain a military or armed force in contravention of the Constitution or without constitutional authority, or. |
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( d ) engages in, promotes, encourages, or advocates the commission of any criminal offence or the obstruction of or interference with the administration of justice or the enforcement of the law, or |
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( e ) engages in, promotes, encourages, or advocates the attainment of any particular object, lawful or unlawful, by violent, criminal, or other unlawful means, or |
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( f ) promotes, encourages, or advocates the non-payment of moneys payable to the Central Fund or any other public fund or the non-payment of local taxation, |
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shall be an unlawful organisation within the meaning and for the purposes of this Act, and this Act shall apply and have effect in relation to such organisation accordingly. |