enacted by the Parliament of South Africa

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enacted by the Parliament of South Africa Internal Security Act, 1982 (1982)

Whenever any person is convicted of an offence which is proved to have been committed by way of protest against any law or in support of any campaign against any law or in support of any campaign for the repeal or modification of any law or for the variation or limitation of the application or administration of any law, the court convicting him may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law, sentence him to a fine not exceeding three thousand rand or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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enacted by the Parliament of South Africa Internal Security Act, 1982 (1982)

Whenever in the opinion of the attorney-general there is any danger that any person likely to give material evidence for the State in any criminal proceedings in connection with facts which may serve as a basis for a charge relating to an offence referred to in Schedule 3, may be tampered with or intimidated or that any such person may abscond, or whenever he deems it to be in the interests of such person or of the administration of justice, he may issue a warrant for the arrest and detention of such person.
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enacted by the Parliament of South Africa Internal Security Act, 1982 (1982)

If in any prosecution in terms of this Act in which it is alleged that any person is or was a member of any organization, it is proved that he attended any meeting of that organization, or has advocated, advised, defended or encouraged the promotion of any of its purposes, or has distributed or assisted in the distribution of or caused to be distributed any periodical or other publication or document issued by, on behalf of or at the instance of that organization, he shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be or to have been a member of that organization.
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