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Management

of civic

centres.

Regulations relating to civic

centres.

Powers of Authority to fix fees for civic centres,

Grant of

centres.

105N. The management and control of every civic centre shall be vested in the Authority.

1050. The Authority may make regulations for any of the following matters-

(a) the fixing of the days of the week and the hours of the day during which any civic centre or any part thereof may be open to members of the public;

(b) the regulation of the conduct of persons admitted to any civic centre or any part thereof and for the removal therefrom of any person who infringes any of the pro- visions of any regulation made pursuant to this section;

(c) the general regulation and management of

civic centres and any facilities provided therein.

105P. The Authority may-

(a) fix the fees to be paid for, and specify the conditions to be observed in, the use of all

or any of the facilities provided in any civic centre or the use of any part of a civic centre:

(b) fix the fees to be paid by the public for admission to any part of a civic centre or to any function organized by the Authority in a civic centre.

1050. Notwithstanding any power to make use of civic regulations under section 1050 or to specify coD- ditions conferred by section 105P, the Authority may grant, either gratuitously or for payment, to any person the exclusive use of any part of a civic centre for such period or periods and for such pur- poses as the Authority may consider fit in each case; and admission by the public to any such part, the exclusive use of which has been so granted, shall be either with or without payment as may be directed either by the Authority or, with the consent of the Authority, by the person to whom the use thereof bas been so granted.

Public meetings.

Consent of Colonial Secretary.

105K. For the purposes of sections 1058 and IOST, “public meeting" means—

(a) any gathering or assembly of persons con- vened or organized for any purpose; and (b) any gathering or assembly of persons, whether ar not previously convened or organized, at which any person assumes or attempts to assume control or leadership thereof,

but does not include any gathering or assembly of persons convened or organized exclusively-

(i) for the purposes of any public body; or (ii) for the purposes of carrying out any duty or exercising any power imposed or con- ferred by any Ordinance.

1055. (1) Notwithstanding any grant made under section 105Q, if any person uses any part of a civic contre for the purpose of any public meeting without having obtained the prior consent thereto in writing of the Colonial Secretary he shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) Any consent of the Colonial Secretary granted in pursuance of subsection (1) may be with- drawn or granted subject to such conditions of restrictions as the Colonial Secretary may think fit.

(3) If after the consent of the Colonial Secre- tary has been obtained for the holding of any public meeting to which the provisions of this section apply. any of the purposes of such meeting in respect of which the consent was obtained is materially altered or any new purpose is added thereto or if any con- dition or restriction subject to which the consent was granted is not complied with, such meeting shall be deemed to be held without the consent of the Colonial Secretary as required by subsection (1).

(4) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in derogation from the provisions of any other law requiring the licensing of public meetings.

105T. (1) Any police officer, or any duly ap- of unauthor pointed manager of a civic centre, having reasonable ized public meetings in grounds to believe that any public meeting has been civic centres, convened or is about to be convened in contravention

Prevention