Certain meetings require permission

(1) No public meeting shall take place in any town other than in a designated place unless a permit for such meeting has been issued in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of this Act. (2) Where a public meeting is to be held at a designated place after notice to the appropriate officer or at any other 6 place upon a permit issued by such officer, the appropriate officer may declare in writing addressed to the person giving the notice of the meeting or to the person applying for a permit, that, (a) the said meeting shall commence no earlier than a stated time and shall cease no later than a stated time; (b) no person shall carry any firearm, cutting weapon of any kind or any other offensive weapon at the meeting; (c) the said meeting shall be subject to such other restrictions as the appropriate officer may think necessary to maintain public order. (3) Where any meeting is held in contravention of any of the conditions so imposed under subsection (2) of this section by the appropriate officer it shall render, (a) any person who held, commenced or organised the said meeting; and (b) the person actually acting in contravention of any such condition, guilty of an offence under this Act and liable upon summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of six months, or to both such fine and term of imprisonment.