Republic of Namibia 4 Annotated Statutes Protection of Information Act 84 of 1982 (RSA) (d) any reference to any offence or prosecution under any provision of this Act includes a reference to an offence or a prosecution under the provisions of section 18 of the Riotous Assemblies Act, 1956 (Act No. 17 of 1956), read with the relevant provisions of this Act. Prohibition of certain acts in relation to prohibited places 2. Any person who approaches, inspects, passes over, is in the neighbourhood of or enters any prohibited place for any purpose prejudicial to the security or interests of the Republic, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 20 years. Prohibition of obtaining and disclosure of certain information 3. Any person who, for purposes of the disclosure thereof to any foreign State or to any agent, or to any employee or inhabitant of, or any organization, party, institution, body or movement in, any foreign State, or to any hostile organization or to any office-bearer, officer, member or active supporter of any hostile organization(a) obtains or receives any secret official code or password or any document, model, article or information used, kept, made or obtained in any prohibited place; or (b) prepares, compiles, makes, obtains or receives any document, model, article or information relating to­ (i) any prohibited place or anything in any prohibited place, or to armaments; or (ii) the defence of the Republic, any military matter, any security matter or the prevention or combating of terrorism; or (iii) any other matter or article, and which he knows or reasonably should know may directly or indirectly be of use to any foreign State or any hostile organization and which, for considerations of the security or the other interests of the Republic, should not be disclosed to any foreign State or to any hostile organization, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to the penalty prescribed in section 2. Prohibition of disclosure of certain information 4. (1) Any person who has in his possession or under his control or at his disposal - (a) any secret official code or password; or (b) any document, model, article or information (i) which he knows or reasonably should know is kept, used, made or obtained in a prohibited place or relates to a prohibited place, anything in a prohibited place, armaments, the defence of the Republic, a military matter, a security matter or the prevention or combating of terrorism; (ii) which has been made, obtained or received in contravention of this Act;