Singapore legislation

Clause 49

Consequential and related amendments to other written laws

(1)

Section 5 of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act (Cap. 184) is repealed.

(2)

Section 18(1) of the Police Force Act (Cap. 235) is amended by deleting the words “licences under the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act (Cap. 184)” in paragraph (a) and substituting the words “permits under the Public Order Act 2009”.

(3)

The Schedule to the Public Entertainments and Meetings Act (Cap. 257) is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub-paragraph (m) of paragraph 2;

(b)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph 3(d); and

(c)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph 3 and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:“(f)any lecture, talk, address, debate or discussion in any place to which the public or any class of the public has access whether gratuitously or otherwise.”.

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