Section 4: Regulation of public gatherings

4. Regulation of public gatherings (1) The Commissioner shall have power, for the purpose of preventing public disorder, damage to property or disruption of the life of the community, to impose conditions on the holding of a gathering. (2) Where the Commissioner intends to exercise his powers under subsection (1), he shall within 48 hours of receiving notice of the gathering, call the organisers and inform them of his intention to impose conditions on the holding of the gathering and the reasons for those conditions. (3) The Commissioner shall have power to prohibit the gathering where he reasonably believes that imposing conditions would not be sufficient to P48 – 3 [Issue 1] Public Gatherings Act prevent public disorder, damage to property or disruption of the life of the community and shall so inform the organisers within 48 hours of receiving the notice. (4) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Commissioner under this section may refer the matter to a Judge in Chambers who shall, after hearing the parties, make such order as he may deem fit in the circumstances.