or akin to piracy is liable to be tried and punished according to the law of England for the time being in force. CHAPTER VIII—UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES, RIOTS AND OTHER OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY. 56. Unlawful society. (1) A society means any combination of two or more persons whether the society is known by any name or not. (2) (a) (b) (c) A society is an unlawful society— if formed for any of the following purposes or if it encourages or supports any such purpose— (i) levying war or encouraging or assisting any person to levy war on the Government or the inhabitants of any part of Uganda; (ii) killing or injuring or inciting to the killing or injuring of any person; (iii) destroying or injuring or inciting to the destruction or injuring of any property; (iv) subverting or promoting the subversion of the Government or of its officials; (v) committing or inciting to acts of violence or intimidation; (vi) interfering with or resisting or inciting to interference with or resistance to the administration of the law; or (vii) disturbing or inciting to the disturbance of peace and order in any part of Uganda; or if prior to the 1st October, 1959, it was declared by an order of the Governor in Council to be a society dangerous to the good government of Uganda; or if declared by a statutory order of the Minister to be a society dangerous to peace and order in Uganda. (3) Where a society is an unlawful society by virtue of a declaration by an order of the Minister made under subsection (2)(c) and another society is formed after such declaration— (a) having, subject to section 61(5), any of the same office bearers as the unlawful society; (b) having a name similar to that of the unlawful society; or (c) having substantially the same membership as the unlawful

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