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Leader of procession may be required to call on procession to disperse
Cap. 132, s. 13 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) Any police officer not below the rank of Assistant Inspector may require any person,
(a) who is the organiser or who is the leader of any procession,
(i) that is in contravention of the provisions of this Act;
(ii) that is otherwise than in accordance with the terms of a permit issued for the purpose; or
(iii) that takes place in such circumstances as have caused such police officer reasonably to apprehend that any person or persons has acted or is acting or is about to act in a manner prejudicial to public safety or public order; or
(b) reasonably appearing to him to be the organiser or the leader or one of the organisers or leaders of any such procession,
to call on such public procession to disperse.
(2) A person required under subsection (1) of this section to call on any public procession to disperse who refuses, fails or neglects immediately to call on such public procession to disperse shall be guilty of an offence and shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars or to 12 imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and term of imprisonment.
(3) Where any person who is required under subsection (1) of this section to call upon any public procession to disperse refuses, fails or neglects so to do, any such police officer may call upon such public procession to disperse.
(4) Any person present at any public procession that is called upon to disperse under subsection (1) or subsection (3) of this section who fails to comply with such requirements shall he guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both such fine and term of imprisonment.
Amended by: 15 of 1981; 15 of 1981
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