28th September, 1936
T H E PALESTINE
GAZETTE
993
( d ) obstructs or hinders the transport of goods or conveyance
of passengers i n trade or commerce w i t h other countries or
i n Palestine;
( e ) compels or induces any person employed i n or i n connection with the transport of goods or the conveyance of
passengers i n trade or commerce w i t h other countries or i n
Palestine to resign or depart from his employment; or
.
(/) prevents any person from offering or accepting employment i n or i n connection w i t h the transport of goods or the
conveyance of passengers i n trade or commerce w i t h other
countries or i n Palestine;
is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for two
years.
76. A prosecution for any offence under this chapter shall not
be instituted except by or w i t h the consent of the Attorney
General.
CHAPTER
OFFENCES
AFFECTING RELATIONS
EXTERNAL
Prosecution of
tW^chapter.
X.
WITH
FOREIGN
STATES AND
TRANQUILLITY.
77. A n y person who without such justification or excuse as
would be sufficient i n the case of the defamation of a private
person publishes anything intended to be read, or any sign or
visible representation, tending to degrade, revile or expose to
hatred or contempt any prince, ruler, potentate, ambassador or
other dignitary of any state or territory other than Palestine, is
guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to a fine of one hundred
pounds. A n d i f such thing, sign or representation is likely or
intended to disturb peace and friendship between Palestine and
such other state or territory, such person is guilty of a misdemeanour.
78. A n y person who commits piracy or any crime connected
w i t h or relating or akin to piracy is guilty of a felony and is liable
to imprisonment for life.
Defamation of
f^eign princes,
Piracy,
CHAPTER XI.
U N L A W F U L A S S E M B L I E S , R I O T S A N D OTHER OFFENCES
PUBLIC
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AGAINST
TRANQUILLITY.
79.—(1) Where three or more persons assembled w i t h intent
to commit an offence, or, being assembled w i t h intent to carry
out some common purpose, conduct themselves i n such a manner
as to cause persons i n the neighbourhood reasonably to fear that
the persons so assembled w i l l commit a breach of the peace, or
w i l l by such assembly needlessly and without any reasonable
occasion provoke other persons to commit a breach of the peace,
the persons so assembled are an unlawful assembly.
Definitions.
Unlawful
assembly.
(2) It is immaterial that the original assembling was lawful
if, being assembled, they conduct themselves w i t h a common
purpose i n such a manner as aforesaid.
(3) W h e n an unlawful assembly has begun to execute the
purpose for which it assembled by a breach of the peace and to
the terror of the public, the assembly is called a riot, and the
persons assembled are said to be riotously assembled.
Eiot.