29. Offences in relation to maintenance of public order in a proclaimed area
Feedback & supportIf any person shall in any place in Singapore during any period in which a proclamation under section 3 is in force in respect of any area in Singapore do any act or utter any words or print, publish, sell, offer for sale, distribute or reproduce for distribution or import, or have in his possession any document containing any matter which —
document
“document” includes any substance on which is recorded any matter, whether by letters, figures, marks, pictorial or other representation, or by more than one of these means;
is likely to be prejudicial to the maintenance or restoration of public order in the proclaimed area or in any other part of Singapore;
proclaimed area
“proclaimed area” means an area in respect of which a proclamation made or renewed under section 3 is for the time being in force;
counsels or is likely to lead to disobedience to the law of Singapore or to any lawful order made thereunder or to the obstruction of public officers in the execution of their duty to restore or maintain public order;
incites or is likely to cause unlawful violence or to promote feelings of ill-will or hostility between different races or classes of the population of Singapore; or
is likely to bring into hatred or contempt or to excite disaffection against any public servant in the execution of his duty or against any class of public servants or against any armed force lawfully in Singapore or any member of such force in the execution of his duty,he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years. [30