Public Order Act · 2021 Revised Edition · Part 2
11. Powers to stop and disperse unlawful gatherings
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
In this section and in sections 12 and 21 -
"unlawful assembly" means any assembly which has been organised or convened or is held in contravention of an order under section 1 O(l)(a) or of any condition specified in such order;
"unlawful group" means an unlawful meeting or an unlawful assembly;
meeting
"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;
"unlawful meeting" and "unlawful procession" means respectively any meeting or any procession which has been organised or convened or is held -
procession
"procession" means a procession of five or more persons or three or more vehicles or vessels;
in contravention of section 9 or of any condition specified in a permit issued under section 9(1); or
in contravention of an order under section lO(l)(b) or of any condition specified in such order.
Any police officer not below the rank of inspector may -
stop any unlawful procession; and
order any unlawful group to disperse.
Any unlawful group is deemed to be an unlawful assembly within the meaning of section 141 of the Penal Code (Chapter 22) and
Chapter VIII of the Criminal Procedure Code (Chapter 7).
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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;