Section 282: Stirring up racial hatred

282. Stirring up racial hatred (1) Any person who, with intent to stir up contempt or hatred against any section or part of any section of the public distinguished by race, caste, place of origin, political opinions, colour or creed— (a) publishes or distributes any writing which is threatening, abusive or insulting; (b) uses in any public place or at any public meeting or procession any gesture or word which is threatening, abusive or insulting; or (c) broadcasts any matter which is threatening, abusive or insulting, shall commit an offence and shall on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees and penal servitude for a term not exceeding 20 years. [Issue 2] C57 – 74 Revised Laws of Mauritius (2) Any person who prints, publishes, posts up, distributes, exhibits or circulates any writing, gesture, word or matter mentioned in subsection (1) shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years. (3) Any writing in respect of, or in connection with, which an offence has been committed under this section shall be forfeited. (4) In this section— “broadcast” means using radio-communication whether by sound or vision, for reception by members of the public; “writing” means— (a) any newspaper, pamphlet or other printed matter; or (b) any writing, drawing, engraving, picture, illustration, emblem or image, sold, or put up for sale or distributed to the public or exhibited at any public place or meeting or procession or any poster or writing exposed to the public view. [S. 282 added by Act 30 of 1991; amended by s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]