Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 76
76. (1) Whosoever shall administer, or cause to be
administered or taken, any oath or engagement intended to bind the
person taking the same to engage in any mutinous or seditious
purpose, or to disturb the public peace, or to be of any associ ation,
society or confederacy formed for any such purpose, shall, on
conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from seven mon ths
to two years.
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(2) The punishment established in sub-article (1) shall also
apply, where the oath or engagement is intended to bind the per son
taking the same in any of the modes following:
(a) to obey the orders of any committee or body of men
not lawfully constituted, or of any leader or other
person not having authority by law for that purpose;
(b) not to inform or give evid ence against any associate or
other person, or not to reveal or discover any illegal
act done, attempted, or intended to be done by such
person or any other.
Person taking
unlawful oath.
Amended by:
IX.1982.2.
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