Clause 57

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 7, the following subsection:“(2A) During the period an activation order has effect under the Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018, the Commissioner may refuse to issue any permit for or in respect of a public assembly or public procession to be held within or enter an area which is the target of a special authorisation granted under that Act as a result of the activation order.”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 10, the following subsection:“(2A) A permit which is granted for or in respect of a public assembly or public procession is treated as cancelled immediately if —

a special authorisation is granted under section 11 of the Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018 pursuant to the giving of an activation order under that Act; and

the public assembly or public procession is being or is to be held within, or enter or is to enter, an area which is the target area of that special authorisation.”; (c)by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (1)” in section 10(3), the words “or (2A)”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3) of section 11, the following subsection:“(3A) This section does not apply to or in relation to any cancellation of a permit in the circumstances mentioned in section 10(2A).”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3) of section 14, the following subsection:“(3A) However, an order under subsection (1) designating a public place as an unrestricted area immediately expires if —

a special authorisation is granted under section 11 of the Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018 pursuant to the giving of an activation order under that Act; and

the public place, or any part of the public place, falls within the target area of the special authorisation.”.