Lawgist31Police to provide against disorder, etc., at places of public amusement or public assembly or meeting
(1) For the purpose of preventing serious disorder or breach of the law or manifest and imminent danger to the persons assembled at any place of public amusement or at any assembly or meeting to which the public are invited or which is open to the public, any police officer of the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector and above, present at such place of public amusement, or such assembly or meeting, may subject to such rules, regulations and orders as may have been lawfully made, give such reasonable directions as to the mode of admission of the public to, and for securing the peaceful and lawful conduct of the proceedings and the maintenance of the public safety at, such place of amusement or such assembly or meeting as he thinks necessary and all persons shall be bound to conform to every such reasonable direction.
(2) Every police officer shall have free access to every place of public amusement, assembly or meeting for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of sub-section (1) and to any direction made thereunder.
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- 28 Power to make regulations for regulating traffic and for preservation of order in public places, etc
- 29 Power to give directions to the public
- 30 Power to prohibit certain acts for prevention of disorder
- 31 Police to provide against disorder, etc., at places of public amusement or public assembly or meeting
- 32 Power to prohibit, etc., continuance of music, sound or noise
- 33 Issue of order of prevention of riot, etc
- 34 Maintenance of order at religious or ceremonial display, etc
- 35 Commissioner of Police may take special measures to prevent outbreak of epidemic disease at fairs, etc
- 36 Power to reserve street or other public place for public purpose and power to authorise erecting of barriers in streets
- 37 Power to make regulations prohibiting disposal of the dead except at places set apart
