A key issue in the implementation of these freedoms is the right to organise. National laws have been also enacted having in mine the accession of the Republic to the "Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention" of the ILO, which was ratified on the 4th October 1999. The Constitution in Article 23.1 establishes: "Every person has a right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association and for the purpose of this article this includes the right assemble freely and associate with other persons and in particular to form or to belong to political parties, trade unions or other associations for the protection of the interests of that person and not to be compelled to belong to any association". 2: "The right […] may be subject to such restrictions as may be prescribed by a law and necessary in a democratic society a) in the interest of defence, public safety, public order, public morality or public health; b) in respect of the registration of associations or political parties; c) for the protection of the rights and freedoms of another persons; d) for imposition of restrictions on persons who are not citizens of Seychelles or public officers or members of the disciplinary forces". For example under the Public Health Act assemblies or meetings may be ban in the public health interest, as was the case on the resent SARS epidemic. Article 118 of the Constitution: "An Act shall provide for the registration of political parties, qualifications for entitlement to be registered […], the maintenance of a register of political parties by the Electoral Commissioner, the submission of accounts and other prescribed particulars […]". Commercial Code, 1/01/1977. Laws of Seychelles 1996 This Code, in consonance with the right enshrined by the Constitution, stipulates the different legal persons to be admitted in Seychelles. Article 47.1 "The law recognises four kinds of legal persons: 1rst. A company formed and registered under the Companies Act. 2nd. An association, the object which is not pecuniary gain to its members, and registered under the Registration of Associations Act". 3rd. A partnership under articles 1832 to 1873 inclusive of the Civil Code. 4th. A commercial partnership of no more than ten persons the object of which is the acquisition of gain […]" The subsidiary legislation below shows the endeavour of the State in bringing into operation the dispositions of the Supreme Law regarding the right of free association and assembly.

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