No. 12 Media Services 2016 three years or forfeited to the Government of the United Republic, and may make such order whether or not the person convicted is, or was at the time when the publication was printed or reproduced, the owner of the printing machine. (5) A printing machine forfeited to the Government of the United Republic shall be sold, and the proceeds shall be paid into the Fund. (6) When the proprietor, publisher, printer or editor of a newspaper is convicted of printing or publishing a seditious publication in a newspaper, the court may, in addition to any other penalty it may impose, and whether or not it has made any order under subsection (4), make an order prohibiting any further publication of the newspaper for a period of not less than twelve months and not exceeding three years. (7) A court shall, before ordering the forfeiture or confiscation of a printing machine, satisfy itself that the printing machine was the printing machine upon which the seditious publication was printed or reproduced. (8) Any person who prints or publishes a newspaper in contravention of an order made under subsection (6) commits an offence, and shall be liable upon conviction, to a fine of not less than five million shillings but not exceeding ten million shillings or to imprisonment for a term of not less than three years and not exceeding five years or to both. Publication likely to cause fear and alarm 54.-(1) Any person who publishes any false statement, rumor or report which is likely to cause fear and alarm to the public or to disturb the public peace commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine of not less than ten million shillings but not exceeding twenty million shillings or to imprisonment for a term of not less than four years and not exceeding six years or both. (2) It shall be a defense to a charge commenced under subsection (1), if the accused proves that, prior to 38