Cancellation and amendment of licences,

religious purposes, or a public procession shall make application

for a licence in that behalf to the Commissioner of Police not

less than seven days before the public meeting or public process

is to be held, convened, organized or formed and the Commissioner

of Police shall, if he is satisfied that the public meeting or

public procession is not likely to prejudice the maintenance of

public order or be used for any unlawful or immoral purpose,

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issue a licence in writing in such form as he may determiné,

specifying the name of the licensee and defining the conditions

on which the public meeting or public procession may take place.

(3) The Commissioner of Police may attach to a licence

issued under subsection (2) such conditions as he may think fit,

(4) Without prejudice to the provisions of subsection (2),

the Commissioner of Police may refuse to grant a licence under

this section if

(a) the applicant or any person or society associated

directly or indirectly with the application or likely

in the opinion of the Commissioner of Police to be

concerned in the holding, convening, organizing or

forming of the public meeting or public procession has,

in relation to any public gathering, at any time

contravened the provisions of this Ordinance or of any

other law or any condition of a licence issued under

this Ordinance or any other law; or

(b) the public meeting or public procession has been

advertised or otherwise publicized in contravention of

subsection (1).

8. (1) The Commissioner of Police may at any time, if it

appears to him to be necessary or expedient in the interests of

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