In this Act unless the context otherwise requires-

"ammunition" includes explosives, all ammunitions of war and all materials for loading firearms;

"arms" includes firearms and offensive weapons of all descriptions, artillery, apparatus for the discharge of all kinds of projectiles, explosive or gas-diffusing flame-throwers, bombs, grenades, machine-guns and rifled small-bore breech-loading weapons of all kinds, and includes also all parts of any of the foregoing;

"firearms" includes any gun, rifle, machine-gun, cap-gun, flint-lock gun or pistol, revolver, cannon or other firearms, and any air gun, air pistol, whether whole or in detached pieces;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for the Interior;

"offensive weapon" means an article made or adapted for causing injury to a person or intended by the person having it with him for such use by him;

"organisers" means the person or persons who signed the notification provided for under section 1(2) or on whose behalf the notification was signed;

"public place" means a place to which, at the material time, the public have or are permitted to have access whether on payment or otherwise;

"pecial event" means procession, parade, carnival, street dance celebration of traditional custom, outdooring of traditional ruler,

demonstration, public meeting and similar event but does not include-

(a) religious meeting;

(b) charitable, social or sporting gathering;