12. Prohibited areas

Terms defined in s 2

• assembly

  assembly

  Defined · s 2

  “assembly” means a gathering or meeting (whether or not comprising any lecture, talk, address, debate or discussion) of persons the purpose (or one of the purposes) of which is —(a)to demonstrate support for or opposition to the views or actions of any person, group of persons or any government;(b)to publicise a cause or campaign; or(c)to mark or commemorate any event,and includes a demonstration by a person alone for any purpose mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c);

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• permit

  permit

  Defined · s 2

  “permit” means a permit granted under section 7 in respect of a public assembly or public procession;

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• procession

  procession

  Defined · s 2

  “procession” means a march, parade or other procession, whether or not involving the use of vehicles or other conveyances —(a)comprising 2 or more persons gathered at a place of assembly to move from that place substantially as a body of persons in succession proceeding by a common route or routes; and(b)the purpose (or one of the purposes) of which is —(i)to demonstrate support for or opposition to the views or actions of any person, group of persons or any government;(ii)to publicise a cause or campaign; or(iii)to mark or commemorate any event,and includes any assembly held in conjunction with such procession, and a march by a person alone for any purpose mentioned in paragraph (b)(i), (ii) or (iii);

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• prohibited area

  prohibited area

  Defined · s 2

  “prohibited area” means any area that is specified in an order made under section 12;

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• public assembly

  public assembly

  Defined · s 2

  “public assembly” means an assembly held or to be held in a public place or to which members of the public in general are invited, induced or permitted to attend;

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• public place

  public place

  Defined · s 2

  “public place” means —(a)any place (open to the air or otherwise) to which members of the public have access as of right or by virtue of express or implied permission, whether or not on payment of a fee, whether or not access to the place may be restricted at particular times or for particular purposes, and whether or not it is an “approved place” within the meaning of the Public Entertainments Act 1958; or(b)a part of a place that the occupier of the place allows members of the public to enter, but only while the place is ordinarily open to members of the public;

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• public procession

  public procession

  Defined · s 2

  “public procession” means a procession in, to or from a public place;

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