Section 293 - Using houses, in town for drumming

(1) An occupier of a house, building, yard, or any other place situate in a town, who without a licence in writing from a district assembly permits persons to assemble and beat or play or dance in it to a drum, gong, tom-tom, or any other similar instrument of music, commits a criminal offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding five penalty units.

(2) A police officer may enter that house, building, yard, or other place where those persons have assembled, and warn them to depart and may seize and carry away the drums, gongs, tom-toms or other instruments, which shall be forfeited.

(3) A person who, after being warned, does not depart forthwith, except the persons actually dwelling in the house or building, commits a criminal offence and may be arrested, without warrant, by a police officer or person acting in aid of the police officer and that person is liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty penalty units.