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(d) control of any amplification device (whether or

not in use at the time) shall be surrendered to

any police officer where required by the police

officer for the purpose of securing or

maintaining public order and safety or protecting

the rights and freedoms of others.

(2) Subject to subsection (1), the Commissioner of Police

may, where he considers it necessary for the protection of the

interests set out in section 14(1), impose conditions in respect

of any public procession Cotified under section 13A, and notice

of any condition so imposed shall be given in writing to the

person by whom such public procession is so notified or any

other person concerned in the holding, convening, organizing or

forming of the procession.

(3) The power conferred under subsection (2) to impose

conditions includes a like power to amend any such condition

previously imposed.

(4) Every person who organizes a public procession, or any

person acting in place of such person for the purpose of

subsection (1)(a), shall comply forthwith with any direction

given to him by a police officer for ensuring compliance with or

the due performance of any of the requirements of subsection (1)

or any conditions imposed under subsection (2).

(5)

In this section

(a)

(b)

"procession" includes the period from first

assembly to final dispersal of a procession; and

references to a public procession do not include

references to a procession referred to in section

.13 (2).