Public Order Act · 2021 Revised Edition · Part 2
10. Powers of Minister
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If he considers it expedient in the interest of public safety and the maintenance of public order at any time, the Minister may, by order -
prohibit the organising, convening or holding of any assembly in any place, whether such place is a public place or not, in
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any area specified in the order, either generally or subject to any specified conditions; or
prohibit the organising, convening or holding of any meeting or procession in any place, other than a public place, in any area specified in the order, either generally or subject to any specified conditions.
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Nothing in this section applies to any assembly or procession held in a mosque, church, temple or other place of worship solely for the purposes of a religious ceremony in accordance with the adopted rites of such mosque, church, temple or other place of worship.
Terms defined in s 2
meeting
Defined · s 2"meeting" means an assembly held for the purpose of the discussion of matters of public interest or for the purpose of the expression of views on such matters;
procession
Defined · s 2"procession" means a procession of five or more persons or three or more vehicles or vessels;
public place
Defined · s 2"public place" includes any highway, public street, public road, public park or garden, any sea beach, river, waterway, public bridge. lane, footway, square, court, alley or passage, whether a thoroughfare or not, any unalienated land, any theatre or place of public entertainment of any kind or other place of general resort admission to which is obtained by payment or to which the public have access. and any open space (whether enclosed or unenclosed) to which for the time being the public have or are permitted to have access, whether on payment or otherwise;