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The Samoa Seditious Organizations Regulations, 1930.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 11th day of January, 1930.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of that Dominion, and in pursuance of the authority to make regulations for the peace, order, and good government of Samoa conferred upon him by the Samoa Act, 1921, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, doth hereby make the following regulations.

REGULATIONS.

1. PRELIMINARY.

(1) THESE regulations may be cited as the Samoa Seditious Organizations Regulations, 1930.

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the day following the date of publication thereof in the Western Samoa Gazette.

(3) In these regulations—

(a) “Organization” includes as well as any society or body any two or more persons associated for any purpose who act or intend to act in conjunction with each other, or who associate together with the object of considering or carrying out purposes as an organization, whether such purposes are to be carried out by any number of such persons or any other person or persons acting on their behalf:

(b) A “seditious organization” means an organization declared to be seditious by the Administrator of Western Samoa.

2. SEDITIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.

(1) The Administrator may, by Proclamation published in the Western Samoa Gazette, declare the organization known as the Mau or any other organization which in his opinion has been formed in support of or in substitution for the Mau to be a seditious organization within the meaning of these regulations, or, with the consent of the Governor-General in Council, any other organization which in his opinion has similar methods, aims, and objects.

(2) Any such Proclamation may at any time be revoked.

3. RESTRICTIONS ON SEDITIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.

(1) No person shall summon, organize, conduct, or address, or attempt or assist to summon, organize, conduct, or address, any meeting held or proposed to be held by or for the purposes of a seditious organization.

(2) No person shall use any premises or grant or offer or agree to grant the use of any premises for a meeting held or proposed to be held by or for the purpose of a seditious organization.

(3) No person shall attend or invite any other person to attend any meeting held or proposed to be held by or for the purposes of a seditious organization.

(4) No person shall participate in the activities of, or aid, abet, or encourage in any way whatsoever the continuance, activities, or objects of any seditious organization, or by any badge, symbol, uniform, flag, banner, or any other means whatsoever, identify himself with or express his approval of any seditious organization.

4. PENALTIES.

Every person who commits an offence against Regulation 3 hereof shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to a fine not exceeding two hundred pounds (£200).

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.