66Definition of seditious intention

66 Definition of seditious intention

(1)  An intention to effect any of the following purposes:

(a) to bring the Sovereign into hatred or contempt;

(b) to excite disaffection against the Sovereign or the Constitution or Government of the United Kingdom, or of the Commonwealth, or of this State, as by law established; or against either House of Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, or this State, or against the administration of justice in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, or this State;

(c) to excite His Majesty's subjects to attempt to procure otherwise than by lawful means the alteration of any matter affecting any such Constitution or Government as aforesaid;

(d) to raise discontent or disaffection amongst His Majesty's subjects;

(e) to promote feelings of ill-will and enmity between different classes of His Majesty's subjects –

is a seditious intention.

(2)  An intention –

(a) to endeavour in good faith to show that the Sovereign has been mistaken in any of his Counsels;

(b) to point out in good faith errors or defects in the Government or Constitution of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, or this State as by law established, or in the legislation or administration of justice in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, or this State, with a view to the reformation of such errors or defects;

(c) to excite in good faith His Majesty's subjects to attempt to procure by lawful means the alteration of any such Constitution or Government or of any matter affecting the same; or

(d) to point out in good faith, in order to their removal, any matters which are producing, or have a tendency to produce, feelings of ill-will and enmity between different classes of His Majesty's subjects –

is not a seditious intention within the meaning of this section.