(4) Where a person is liable to be removed from a S. 17(4) meeting under subsection (3) the Chairman may inserted by No. 9519 s. 2, verbally direct any police officer who is present to amended by remove such person from the hall, room or No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. building in which the meeting is being held or the item 160.8). neighbourhood thereof and the police officer shall remove such person accordingly. 17A Disorderly conduct S. 17A inserted by No. 92/2009 Any person who behaves in a disorderly manner s. 6, in a public place is guilty of an offence and liable amended by No. 18/2010 to a penalty not exceeding 10 penalty units. s. 52. * * * * * Heading preceding s. 18 substituted by No. 9509 s. 11(2), repealed by No. 71/1993 s. 4(b). 18 Offensive behaviour by a person in a motor vehicle S. 18 amended by in a declared area No. 9214 s. 2, substituted by (1) A person is guilty of an offence if— No. 9509 s. 11(2), (a) the person uses words, or makes a gesture, amended by No. 9945 while in a motor vehicle; and s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 101), (b) the person does so within the view or hearing repealed by of another person in a public place; and No. 124/1986 s. 76(a), new s. 18 (c) the motor vehicle is (wholly or partly) in an inserted by area declared by the Minister under No. 33/2003 subsection (4); and s. 3. (d) the words are likely to offend, or the gesture is likely to offend, a reasonable person. (2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
S. 17(4) inserted by No. 9519 s. 2, amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 160.8). (4) Where a person is liable to be removed from a meeting under subsection (3) the Chairman may verbally direct any police officer who is present to remove such person from the hall, room or building in which the meeting is being held or the neighbourhood thereof and the police officer shall remove such person accordingly. S. 17A inserted by No. 92/2009 s. 6, amended by No. 18/2010 s. 52. 17A Disorderly conduct Any person who behaves in a disorderly manner in a public place is guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding 10 penalty units. Heading preceding s. 18 substituted by No. 9509 s. 11(2), repealed by No. 71/1993 s. 4(b). * * * * * S. 18 amended by No. 9214 s. 2, substituted by No. 9509 s. 11(2), amended by No. 9945 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 101), repealed by No. 124/1986 s. 76(a), new s. 18 inserted by No. 33/2003 s. 3. 18 Offensive behaviour by a person in a motor vehicle in a declared area (1) A person is guilty of an offence if— (a) the person uses words, or makes a gesture, while in a motor vehicle; and (b) the person does so within the view or hearing of another person in a public place; and (c) the motor vehicle is (wholly or partly) in an area declared by the Minister under subsection (4); and (d) the words are likely to offend, or the gesture is likely to offend, a reasonable person. (2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
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