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' -7- ) Security Legislation in Southern Rhodesia The Unlawful Organic banning of ocranizations which, (i) ave likely to endanger public safety, to disturb or interfere with . peblie order, or te prejudice the tranquillity or security of the Colony; or "(4i) are dangerous or prejudicial to peace, good order or constitutional povernment; or “Qid) arc likely to raise disafteetion among the inhabitants of the Colony or to promote feelings of il] will or hostility between or within dif- ferent races of the population in the Colony; .. ." tions Act came into effece in 1959. It provides for the There are penalties of up to five years in prison for vielations of the law by meabership jn an unlawful organization, contributing to or soliciting for such an organization, ere. Under this Act both the African National Conaress of Southern Rhodesia and the ional Democratic Party, as vell as a number of organivations based outside of the vitory, vere declaied unlawful, i.e. "banned," a popular term not used in the Act. The nev amendment to this Act provides that an orgsnization may be declared en- lawful if ic "(a) is the parent organizaticn of an unlawful organization; or {b) is derived from the seme parent organization as an unlawful organization; or (c) is the successor of an unlawful organization; or (é) composed substantially though not necessarily predominantly of, or directed or controlled, directly or dndirectly, by, persons who have been or are officebearers or officers of an unlawful organization; .. ." The acendsent is not retroactive. ZAPU cannot be declared unlawful because of being a Successor to the NDP. Law and Order (Maintenance) Act The basic security lav is the Law end Order (Maintenance) Act of 1960, (For a summary of this law sce the adde 1 to Africa Keports Vol. II, No. 3.) The firet conviction wider this law vas in ary of Vuel., Letween that time and August of this year Chere were 975 convictions for violations of the Act. Except for one European, those convicted were “Africans, The Ace has been used cxtensively for benning and regulating political meetings. Sepe yr Oth was th pave Act. In spite of ite » effective < length, ag 23 page anwodment to the original 35 of anendncal wis a matter of tiphtentos; ap the worcing of the orfpin re. For ¢ Le, fcetion 29(2)d of the Act prov persity of five years in prison for “emy person who utters or hy means of r recording cpparatus pleys aay subversive stotemenat in the hearing of any other per An anencment now allows recorded subve inn ef aaether person “in the couree of the cee 2 a COR ¢ " statements to be played in the hear- stigation of an offence or ef pro- : The wast extensive new povers under the arn ments of ruspect inlividuars. Tf at any tine : 3 fer the ttaties of t ate in relation to the move tery dele fer ade avvand aren: is we Ack Veua: