Singapore legislation

Section 6

of Public Order Act 2009

Section 6

Advance notice of public assembly or public procession

(1)

Notice of intention to organise a public assembly or public procession must be given in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) to the Commissioner in the prescribed manner accompanied by an application for a permit in respect of that assembly or procession, as the case may be.

(2)

Notice under this section must be given not less than the prescribed period before the date on which the assembly or procession (as the case may be) is to be held.

(3)

Notice under this section must —

(a)

be given in writing in such form as may be prescribed;

(b)

be given —

(i)

if it is a demonstration carried on by a person by himself or herself or a march by a person alone, by that person; and

(ii)

in any other case, by any of the organisers of the assembly or procession; and

(c)

contain all the following particulars:

(i)

the location, date and time where and when the assembly or procession (as the case may be) is to be held and the estimated time at which it will disband;

(ii)

in the case of a procession, the location, time of commencement and duration of any assembly to be held in conjunction with the procession and the route, the places (if any) at which the procession will halt and time for which it will remain stationary in each such place;

(iii)

the number of persons likely to take part in it;

(iv)

the purpose of the assembly or procession;

(v)

the name, address and telephone number of the organiser of the assembly or procession, and of a person able to act (if necessary) in place of the organiser for the purposes of section 8(1)(a);

(vi)

the arrangements for its control being made by the person proposing to organise it;

(vii)

such other particulars and information relating to the assembly or procession as may be prescribed;

(viii)

such other particulars and information relating to that particular assembly or procession (as the case may be) as the Commissioner may require.

(4)

Despite subsection (2), the Commissioner may, and must in any case where the Commissioner is reasonably satisfied that earlier notice could not have been given, accept shorter notice than is as mentioned in that subsection.

(5)

In cases where the Commissioner has decided not to accept shorter notice than is as mentioned in subsection (2), the Commissioner must as soon as practicable inform in writing the person purporting to give such notice of the Commissioner’s decision.

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