Section 33
Possession of subversive articles
(1)
Any person who without lawful excuse carries or has in his possession or under his control any subversive article is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years.
[S 2l/2018]
(2)
Any person or any office bearer of any association or any responsible member or agent of any organisation who receives any subversive article shall deliver the same without delay to a police officer; and any person, office bearer, member or agent who fails to do so, or who, unless authorised so to do by a police officer not below the rank of superintendent
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of police. communicate the contents of such article to any other person, or
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publishes or otherwise disseminates or causes to be published or otherwise disseminated the contents of any such article is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years.
[S 2 1/20 181
(3)
Where in any prosecution under this section it is proved that a person was carrying or had in his possession or under his control a subversive article, he is deemed to have known the contents and the nature of the contents of such article:
Provided that no person shall be convicted of an offence against this section if he proves to the satisfaction of the court that -
(a)
he was not aware of the contents and the nature of the contents of the subversive article which he was carrying or had in his possession or under his control: and
(b)
he was carrying or had the subversive article in his possession or under his control in such circumstances that at no time did he have reasonable cause to believe or suspect that such article was a subversive article.