soctim 4
section 3
persons in a public square or even in a large shop. (For a "public
placo means any place to which, for the time being, the public or any
section of the public are entitled or permitted to havo access, whatbor
on payment or otherwise.")
Apart from the offences of woaring any political uniform at any
pullio gathoring (excopt from permitted special occasions) or showing
on
any flag, banhor or ênblen tharest when forbidden by a police inapootor,
thora is power to stop or disperso any publio gathoring and any other
section 11(2) gathering of persons "whatsocvor or whoresoovor" if the sane is causing
or, in the opinion of a police inspector(or above) is likely to cause
or load to a broach of the poeco," If any three or more persons refuse
coction 12(2) on such en occasion to comply with tho plice onlors, the gathering is
deonel en unlorful assonbly enl any porson who takes pert of forms part sootion 123) thereof is fiable to 5 years imprisonment or on summary conviction 3
years or f 5000 fino.
section 20
Note to the Regulations
sootion 18 & 19
Objects and reasons
Thus memo ngasonce in a crowd where there is trouble would soon
to constituto en offenc0.
Similarly where there is an assembly or gathering of three or more
povsons and any porson thoroin "doos or says anything or behaves in a
marnor which is li¤ly to œr night aloam or intimidate (as defined in
section 27) sono other person or make some other person approhensivo
as to what may happen to him or any other", that person or any other
taling part or forming part thereof is liable to 5 yours or on summary
conviction to 3 years or f 5000.
This ropeats the provisions of the Emorgoncy (Provention of
Intanidatim) Regulations 1967 - not subject to logislative debate
baforo ansatmant – which wore stated as "intended to dotor passive
association with assemblies of this kina".
Again the common law offences of "unlawful assembly" and "riot"
have been redefined "to widon the class of persons guilty".
In both cases the common law roquironant that there be a common
purposo has been removed. It is now enough for a person to be partio-
ipating in an essenbly or gathering of three or more at which any