Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
Regulation 5
Advance notice
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 6(1) of the Act, advance notice of a public assembly or public procession may be given to the Commissioner —
by delivering the advance notice in person at any Neighbourhood Police Centre;
by registered post addressed to any Police Division Headquarters so that that office receives it not less than the applicable period specified in paragraph (2);
by facsimile transmission sent to the number of any office referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) approved by the Commissioner for the purpose of receiving advance notice of public assemblies or public processions, accompanied by a cover sheet clearly stating the sender’s name, postal address, telephone number and facsimile number and the number of pages transmitted, so that that office receives it not less than the applicable period specified in paragraph (2); or
by using the electronic system provided by the Government for this purpose, by completing and submitting a web-based form of the appropriate form made available on the Commissioner’s Internet website at https://www.police.gov.sg/E-Services/Apply-for-Police-Permit-for-Event, in accordance with the instructions accompanying the form or of the electronic system so that the Commissioner receives it not less than the applicable period specified in paragraph (2).
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of section 6(2) of the Act, the advance notice of a public assembly or public procession shall be given as follows:
if the advance notice is for a funeral procession not exempted from section 5(1)(a) of the Act — not less than 12 hours before the date on which the procession is to be held;
if the advance notice is for any other public assembly or public procession — not less than 14 working days before the date on which the assembly or procession, as the case may be, is to be held.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of section 6(3)(a) of the Act, an advance notice of a public assembly or public procession shall be in the appropriate form.
Subregulation 4
For the purposes of section 6(3)(c)(vii) of the Act, an advance notice of a public assembly or public procession shall contain the following other particulars and information relating to the assembly or procession:
the number and description of vehicles, banners, dress and insignia intended to be used in the proposed public assembly or public procession, as the case may be; and
the type of music intended to be provided during, and by whom, and the number and description of instruments to be used in, the proposed public assembly or public procession, as the case may be.