20Misbehaviour at public meetings

### 20 Misbehaviour at public meetings > *\[Section 20 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 \]**\[Section 20 Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]* > > > (1)  *\[Section 20 Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 1963, s. 13 \]*A person in or near any hall, room, or building in which a public meeting is being held shall not – > > > > > > (a) behave in a riotous, disorderly, indecent, offensive, threatening, or insulting manner; or > > > > > > > (b) use any threatening, abusive, or insulting words. > > > (1A)  *\[Section 20 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]*A person who contravenes a provision of [subsection (1)](#GS20@Gs1@EN) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 3 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months. > > > (2)  Where in the opinion of the chairman presiding at any public meeting any person in or near the hall, room, or building in which such meeting is being held commits an offence against this section, such chairman may verbally direct any police officer who is present to remove such person from the said hall, room, or building, or the neighbourhood thereof; and such police officer shall remove such person accordingly.