Public Order Act - Singapore Statutes Online

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3 Meanings of "organising" and "taking part in"

4 Commissioner and authorised officers

5 Regulation of public assemblies and public processions

6 Advance notice of public assembly or public procession

7 Permit for public assembly or public procession

8 Conditions applying to public assembly or public procession

9 Form and validity of permit

10 When permit may be cancelled

11 Appeal to Minister

13 Power to prohibit assembly or procession in public interest

14 Unrestricted areas

15 Offences in prohibited areas, etc.

16 Other offences in relation to assemblies or processions

18 Obstructing free passage of any ambulance, etc.

19 Legal immunity for participant in lawful assembly or procession

20 Interpretation of this Part

21 Declaration of special event

22 Statutory conditions of entry

23 Tickets sellers to inform of statutory conditions of entry

24 Inspection of personal property, etc., as condition of entry

27 Security screening at special event area

28 Power to require reasons for entry to special event area

29 Refusal of entry and removal from special event area

30 Directions to event organiser

31 Unauthorised entry to special event area, etc.

32 Interference with special event, etc.

33 Saving of operation of Part II

34 Application of this Part

35 When power applies to behaviour

36 Direction to move on

37 Contravening direction to move on

38 Seizure of films of law enforcement activities

39 Obstruction of police officers under section 29 or 38

41 Composition of offences

42 Owner or occupier of premises where unlawful assembly, etc., takes place

44 Offences by bodies corporate, etc.

45 Service of documents, etc.

48 Application of other laws

49 Saving and transitional provisions

Obstructing free passage of any ambulance, etc.

18. Where a person at, or in relation to, an assembly or a procession conducted pursuant to a permit —

(a)	acts in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the assembly or procession assembled;
(b)	obstructs the free passage of any ambulance, fire engine or vehicle belonging to the Singapore Police Force or the Singapore Civil Defence Force or, otherwise than in the manner and to the extent authorised by the permit relating to that assembly or procession, impedes or disrupts the use by members of the public in general of any road; or
(c)	incites other persons to do so,

the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

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