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s.2
Racial Hostility Act, Cap. 23:01
- Target
- Wilfully exciting or attempting to excite hostility or ill-will against a section of the public, or a person, on the grounds of race
- Test
- By words spoken in a public place or transmitted for general reception; by causing words to be reproduced in a public place from a record; or by written (including printed) or pictorial matter published by the person. National Assembly and judicial-proceedings exceptions.
- Max
- Fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for 7 years (s.2(3) as amended by Act 9 of 2002); plus five-year civic disqualification under s.3
A person shall be guilty of an offence if he wilfully excites or attempts to excite hostility or ill-will against any section of the public or against any person on the grounds of their or his race— (a) by means of words spoken by him in a public place or spoken by him and transmitted for general reception by wireless telegraphy or telegraph; or (b) by causing words spoken by him or by some other person to be reproduced in a public place from a record; or (c) by means of written (including printed) matter or pictorial matter published by him.
Official English, Laws of Guyana Cap. 23:01 s.2(1), L.R.O. 1/2012 consolidation (Acts 6 of 1997 and 9 of 2002 noted on the section), as hosted by the Ministry of Legal Affairs. Working English is the official English of the Act.
Cite · Racial Hostility Act, Cap. 23:01, s.2 · as of 2026-09-05
- Do not treat s.2 as Israel §24.
- Overlay. Cyber Crime Act 2018 is a neighbouring instrument, not this quote.
- s.3 (five-year disqualification from the National Assembly, local government, and listed offices) is a consequence, not this quote.