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(17) organizes, provides equipment for, or

in

any

collection of

sale of badges in a public

participates

money or

place save

under and in accordance

with a permit in writing issued by

the Director of Social Welfare;

in Or into any

(29) uses Or

introduces

public

place

any

loud

speaker,

megaphone

Or

other

device

OF

instrument for magnifying sound save

under and

in

conditions of

with accordance

such general any

the

or

special permit as the Commissioner of Police in his absolute discretion may

issue;

to a fine of $500 or shall be liable imprisonment for 3 months."

to

of an

D1, D2 and D4 were each found guilty offence under sub-section (17) and another offence under sub-section (29). D3 was found guilty of two offences under sub-section (17).

DS was found guilty

of one

under

two

and the

informations

same

in

offence erroneously

laid

exactly the

same

terms.

error had been overlooked,

The Crown concedes that the

and the trial magistrate in

her Statement of Findings also admitted her oversight in

as well as other reasons

this respect. For this reason, given below, the appeal against conviction on the second information laid against D5 is allowed;

the conviction

is accordingly quashed and the sentence set aside.

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