Public Order Act · s 16

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16.
Exclusion of persons
(1) In any special area, the Commissioner of Police may, by order exclude all persons or any class of persons from the area or any part thereof or from any place or building therein specified in such order and may require any person who is in such area or part thereof or place or building to comply with such directions for regulating his movement and conduct as the
Commissioner of Police may direct.
(2) Any police officer may search any person entering or seeking to enter? or being in, the special area or part thereof or place or building, in respect of which an order under subsection (1) is for the time being in force and may detain any such person for the purpose of searching him.
(3) No woman shall be searched under this section except by a woman.
(4) If any person whilst in a special area or part thereof or place or building in respect of which an order under subsection (1) is for the time being in force fails to comply therewith or with any direction given thereunder then, without prejudice to any proceedings which may be taken against him, he may be removed from such area or part thereof or place or building by a police officer.
(5) The powers conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised by any police officer not below the rank of inspector authorised in writing in that behalf by the Commissioner of Police.
(6) The Minister may make an order, and may vary or cancel any order made by the Commissioner of Police? in exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1).

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s 16Exclusion of persons

(1)

In any special area, the Commissioner of Police may, by order exclude all persons or any class of persons from the area or any part thereof or from any place or building therein specified in such order and may require any person who is in such area or part thereof or place or building to comply with such directions for regulating his movement and conduct as the

Commissioner of Police may direct.

(2)

Any police officer may search any person entering or seeking to enter? or being in, the special area or part thereof or place or building, in respect of which an order under subsection (1) is for the time being in force and may detain any such person for the purpose of searching him.

(3)

No woman shall be searched under this section except by a woman.

(4)

If any person whilst in a special area or part thereof or place or building in respect of which an order under subsection (1) is for the time being in force fails to comply therewith or with any direction given thereunder then, without prejudice to any proceedings which may be taken against him, he may be removed from such area or part thereof or place or building by a police officer.

(5)

The powers conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised by any police officer not below the rank of inspector authorised in writing in that behalf by the Commissioner of Police.

(6)

The Minister may make an order, and may vary or cancel any order made by the Commissioner of Police? in exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1).