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Crimes
2013, No. 10
PART VI
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
40. Treason - Every citizen of Samoa is guilty of treason,
and shall upon conviction be imprisoned for life, who:
(a) kills, wounds, imprisons, or causes grievous bodily
harm to the Head of State; or
(b) levies war or conspires to levy war against State of
Samoa; or
(c) uses force for the purpose of overthrowing the
Government of Samoa; or
(d) assists by any means whatever any public enemy at
war with the State of Samoa.
41. Inciting to hostility - A person is liable to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding two (2) years who with the intention of
undermining the authority of the Government of Samoa, or to
incite violence or hostility against the Government of Samoa, or
between different classes of inhabitants of Samoa, or to change
any matter affecting the laws, government, or Constitution of or
any religious observance of Samoa:
(a) uses or speaks any words; or
(b) publishes anything,
in circumstances where there is a present risk of lawlessness,
violence or disorder in Samoa.
42. Unlawful assembly-(1) Every member of an unlawful
assembly is liable to imprisonment for one (1) year.
(2) An unlawful assembly is an assembly of three (3) or more
persons who, with intent to carry out any common purpose,
assemble in such a manner, or so conduct themselves when
assembled as to cause persons in the neighbourhood of such an
assembly to fear, on reasonable grounds, that the persons so
assembled will disturb the peace tumultuously, or will, by such
assembly, needlessly and without any reasonable occasion
provoke other persons to disturb the peace tumultuously.