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person assumes or altempts to assume control or leadership thereof for any such purpose; but does not include any gathering or assembly of persons convened or organized exclusively—
(a) for social, recreational, cultural, academic, educa- tional, religious or charitable purposes, or as a conference or seminar bona fide intended for the discussion of topics of a social, recreational, cul- tural, academic," educational, religious, charitable, professional, business or commercial character;
{b} for the purpose of a funeral;
(c) for the purposes of any public body; or
(d) for the purpose of carrying out any duty or exercis- ing any power imposed or conferred by any Ordinance;":
(c) by inserting after the definition of "political organization" the
following-
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"procession" means a procession organized as such for a
common purpose,”.
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"PART 111
CONTROL OF MEETINGS, PROCESSIONS AND GATHERINGS
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The Commissioner of Police may, if it appears to him to be necessary or expedient in the interests of public order so to do, in such manner as he may think filt by order- (a) notwithstanding the issue of any permit under sec- tion 4(29) of the Summary Offences Ordinance, con- trol and direct the extent to which music may be played, or to which music or human speech or soy ather sound may be amplified, broadcast, relayed, or otherwise reproduced by artificial means, in-
1) public places; or
(ii) places other than public places if such music, human speech or sound is directed towards persona in public places;
(b) control and direct the conduct of all public gather- ings and specify the route by which, and the time at which, any public procession may pass;
(c) for any of the purposes aforesaid, give or issue such orders as he may consider necessary or expedicat.
7.
(1) Subject to this Ordinanca, a public meeting may take place if, but only if,-
(a) the Commissioner of Police is notified under section
8 of the intention to hold the meeting; and
(5) the holding of the meeting is not prohibited by the
Commissioner of Police under section 9.
(2) This section shall not apply to~
(a) a meeting of not more than 30 persons:
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(6) a meeting in private premises (whether or not the public or any section of the public are permitted to attend) if-
the capacity of the premises does not excred 200 persous, and
(ii) the attendance at the meeting does not exceed 200 persons or, where the capacity of the premises is less than 200 persons, the capacity thereof;
(e) a meeting in any school registered or provisionally registered or exempted under the Education Ordin- ance, or in any college registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance, or in any educational establishment established by any Ordinance, if
(1) the meeling is organized or approved by an accredited society or similar body of such school, college or educational establishment; and
(ii) the meeling is held with the consent of the management of such school, college or educational establishment in accordance with the terms of that cousent,
whether or not the public or any section of the public are permitted to attend.
8. (1) For the purposes of section 7, notice of the intention to bold a public meeting shall be given in writing to the Commissioner of Police not less than 7 days (excluding Sundays and general holidays) prior to the date on which the meeting is intended to be held:
Provided that the Commissioner of Police may, if he thinks fil, accept shorter notice în any particular case.
(2) Notice under subsection (1) shall be given by being delivered in person by the person giving it or any person on his behalf to the officer in charge of a police station, and shall contain particulars of the following "matters-
(a) the name and address and telephone number of the person organizing the meeting and any society or organization promoting or connected with the hold- ing of the meeting;
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(6) the purpose and subject-matter of the meeting:
(c) the date, location, time of commencement and
duration of the meeting:
(d) the number and names of persons proposed as
platform-speakers for the meeting;
(e) the amplification devices, if any, intended to be
used at the meeting:
U the nature, form and contents of advertisements, printed matter, posters or banners intended for publication, distribution or display in respect of the meeting,
9. (1) Subject to this section, the Commissioner of Police may prohibit the bolding of any public meeting notified under section 8(1) on any of the following grounds-
(a) that the notice does not comply with section 8(2);