Section 23, The Public Order Act, 1965

(1) If any persons to the number of twelve or more shall come in a riotous, tumultuous or disorderly manner tothe precincts of the House of Representatives or any committee in sitting, in order either to hinder or to promote the passing of any bill, resolution, or other matter pending before the House of Representatives or such committee, they shall each be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, each be liable to a fine of four hundred leones or to imprisonment for twelve months, or to both such fine and imprisonment. (2) If any person shall incite any other persons to come in a riotous, tumultuous or disorderly manner to the precincts of the House of Representatives while the House of Representatives or any committee is sitting in order either to hinder or to promote the passing of any bill, resolution or any matter pending before the House of Representatives or such committee, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction, be liable to a fine of four hundred leones, or to imprisonment for twelve months, or to both such fine and imprisonment. (3) Any person who within five hundred yards of the precincts of the House of Representatives is guilty of any riotous, indecent, disorderly or insulting behaviour, shall on conviction be liable to a fine of one hundred leones or to imprisonment for six months or to both such fine and imprisonment. (4) It shall be unlawful for any person to convene or call together or to give any notice for convening or calling together any meeting consisting of more than fifty persons or for any number of persons exceeding fifty to meet in any street, road or other public place within a distance of one mile from the House of Representatives for the purpose or on the pretext of considering or preparing any petition, complaint, remonstrance, declaration or other address to the Governor-General or to the House of Representatives for alteration of matters of state on any day on which the House of Representatives shall meet or be summoned or prorogued to meet: Provided that nothing in this subsection contained shall be deemed or taken to apply to or affect any sitting of any court by law established. Public meetings in the