Singapore legislation

Clause 45

of Singapore National Referendum Ordinance

Clause 45

Offence to operate loudspeakers

(1)

It shall be an offence for a person to operate any loudspeaker or other instrument for the production or reproduction of speech, sound or music in any street or public place or any premises adjoining any street or public place, so as to interfere with any referendum meeting or so as to cause annoyance to persons conducting or attending such meeting.

(2)

Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for one year.

(3)

Any police officer may arrest without warrant any person offending in his view against any of the provisions of this section and take him before a Magistrate’s Court to be dealt with according to law.