Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Regulation of public assemblies and public processions
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, a public assembly and a public procession must not take place unless —
the Commissioner is notified under section 6 of the intention to hold the public assembly or public procession, and a permit is granted under section 7 in respect of that public assembly or public procession, as the case may be; and
the holding of that public assembly or public procession is not prohibited under section 12 or 13.
(2)
This section does not apply to —
an assembly or a procession exempted from this section under section 46; and
an assembly or a procession within any part of an unrestricted area not falling within a special event area of an enhanced security special event.