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. : NOTICE
No.55/1956.
1. Tho public arc reminded that, under Notice No. 1/1367
dated 2lfth Muharram 1367j all demonstrations which take
place without tho permission of the Bahrain Government are
illegal.

2* (a) Any authorised' official ray, af/er making his
presence known by any suitable means to he persons taking
part in any illegal demonstration, orde them in an
understandable manner to disperse peaceably.
(b) For the purposes of this Notice, an "authorised
-ifficial" means a Magistrate or any/member of the Bahrain
State Police Force of or above the/ rank of Superintendent*

3- If, after such notification/and order have been made >
or after the making of such .notification or order has been
prevented by force, any persox taking part in any illegal
demonstration does not disperse peaceably* any authorised
official or any member of the Bahrain State Police Force #r
any other person .acting in aid of such authorised official
or member of tho Bahrain State Police Force, may do all
things necessary to disperse the persons taking part in the
illegal demonstration, or for apprehending thorn or any of
them, and* if any person makes resistance, may use all such !
force as is reasonably necessary for overcoming such
resistance, and shall not be liable in any criminal or
civil proceeding for having, by the use of such^force,
caused harm, death or damage to any person or property.
Provided that nothing in this section shall bo
taken to authorise the use of firearms save in case of
extreme necessity or if the life of a person is in danger.
b... Every person who, after the making of a notification
and order as provided in* Section 2 hereof, takes or con­
tinues to take part in the illegal demonstration, shall
be liable to imprisonment not exceeding three years or to
a fine not exceeding Rs*3000., or to both.
5. Any person who forcibly prevents or obstructs the
making of a notification or order as provided in section'
2 hereof, shall bo liable to imprisonment not exceeding
five years or to a fine not exceeding Rs»,5000, or to both}
and if the making of tho notification or order is so
prevented, every person who, knowing that it has boen.ao
prevented* takes or continues to take part in the illegal
demonstration shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding
three years or to a fine not exceeding Rs.3000, or to both.

By Order of
Sulman bin Hamad AlKhalifa,
November 1st 1956. Ruler of Bahrain.
R/Awal 27th 1376.