Act 9 Penal Code Act 2008 (b) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaves in a threatening, abusive or insulting manner, intending to provoke a breach of the peace or realizing that there is a real risk or possibility that a breach of the peace may be provoked, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine or with both. 84. Causing Offence to Persons of a Particular Race, Religion, etc. Any person who publicly makes any insulting or otherwise grossly provocative statement that causes offence to persons of a particular race, tribe, place of origin, colour, creed or religion, intending to cause such offence or realising there is a real risk or possibility of doing so, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to a fine or with both. 85. Possession of Offensive Weapons at Public Gatherings. (1) In this section— “offensive weapon” means— (a) any weaponry or offensive material; or (b) any object made or adapted to be used for causing injury to the person; or (c) any stone or similar object. (2) Whoever, while present at a public gathering, has with him or her any offensive weapon, otherwise than in pursuance of lawful authority, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine or with both. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), above, a person shall be deemed to be acting in pursuance of lawful authority only if the person is acting in his or her capacity as a police officer, a member of the Defence Forces or an employee of the State, Government of National Unity, Government, or a local authority. 68