Section 24: Provinces.

(1) Any person who intends to convene or hold a public meeting at any place in the provinces shall first notify in writing the Paramount Chief of the Chiefdom in which such place is situated. (2) A Paramount Chief to whom notice has been given under subsection (1) shall by order in writing addressed to such person giving notice, disallow the convening or holding of the public meeting in any place in the Provinces or impose such conditions as he may consider necessary on any such meeting where the interests of defence, public order, public safety or public morality reasonably so require. (3) Any person who convenes or holds a public meeting in contravention of an order made by the Paramount Chief prohibiting the same or fails to comply with any of the conditions imposed by the Paramount Chief under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence. (4) Any person found guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred leones or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or both. (5) Any person who breaks up or in any other way prohibits or interferes with a public meeting convened in the Provinces by a candidate for any election or by a political party or agent acting on his behalf shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding four hundred leones or imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve months: Provided that a Paramount Chief, Chiefdom Council or Local Authority or District or Police Officer shall not be guilty of an offence under this section where such authority as aforesaid has broken up or in any other way prohibited or interfered with any such public meeting which is likely to lead to a breach of the peace or has in fact become disorderly. Penalty on endeavour to break up public meeting. No. 14 of 1962.