Lawgist36Power to reserve street or other public place for public purpose and power to authorise erecting of barriers in streets
(1) The Commissioner of Police may, by public notice, temporarily reserve for any public purpose any street or other public place and prohibit persons from entering the area so reserved, except on such conditions as may be specified by him.
(2) The Commissioner of Police may, whenever in his opinion such action is necessary,—
(a) authorise such police officer as he thinks fit to erect barriers on any street for the purpose of stopping temporarily vehicles driven on such street so as to satisfy himself that the provisions of any law for the time being in force have not been contravened in respect of any such vehicle or by the driver or the person in charge of such vehicle; and
(b) make such orders as he deems fit for regulating the use of such barriers.
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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
