Section 8: Restriction on public gatherings

8. Restriction on public gatherings (1) Except with the written authorisation of the Commissioner, no public gathering shall be held in the district of Port Louis on any day on which the Assembly meets and sits. (2) Where a poll is to be taken on any day in an electoral area under the Representation of the People Act, no public gathering shall, after 6 pm on the eve of that day, be held anywhere in that electoral area. (3) No public gathering shall be held in an electoral area on the day of, and on the 3 days following, the declaration of the result of the poll at an election in that electoral area. (4) Any person who contravenes this section shall commit an offence.