Section 13C: Curfew order

13C. Curfew order (1) Subject to subsection (4), the Commissioner may, where he is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient in the interest of public safety or public order so to do, by a curfew order, direct that, within such area and during such hours as may be specified in the curfew order, every person, or as the case may be, every member of any class of persons specified in the curfew order, shall, except in accordance with a permit issued under subsection (2), remain indoors. (2) The Commissioner may issue to a person a permit for the purposes of subsection (1) and may attach to the permit such conditions as he thinks fit to impose and may cancel the permit. P13 – 5 [Issue 1] Police Act (3) Any person who contravenes— (a) any provision of a curfew order; or (b) any condition to which a permit issued under subsection (2) is subject, shall commit an offence. (4) Any curfew order made by the Commissioner under this section shall be limited to a specific locality. [S. 13C inserted by Act 30 of 1991.]