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As to the meaning of 'cause alarm to the public' such
concepts, I suggest, must speak for themselves. Any attempt to
define them would be liable to confuse the position rather than
clarify it. Nor is any further definition necessary. The
concept of 'public alarm' is perfectly well understood as
matter of everyday common sense, and I am quite sure that the
courts would not find a likelihood of causing public alarm proved
except in a very clear case.
Use of Emergency Laws
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Another point that has been made is that there is a
provision in the Emergency (Principal) Regulations which is
similar to this proposed new section.
That is quite true, but
the point about those Regulations is that they are not part of
the Law which is normally in force. They are only brought into
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force and then not necessarily the whole of them if a state
of emergency exists.
of emergency indeed.
They contemplate a very, very serious state
'Human Rights' aspect
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Mr. Desmond Lee, I think it was, suggested that the
It is proposed new section 27 interferes with human rights. certainly correct that various international conventions on
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