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NO. 26 OF 2018
Repeal
54. The Public Order (Preservation) Act (Cap. 258) is repealed.
PART 8
CONSEQUENTIAL AND RELATED AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS
Amendment of Criminal Procedure Code
55. The Second Schedule to the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68, 2012 Ed.) is amended by deleting item 20 and substituting the following item:
- "20. Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018".
Amendment of Police Force Act
56. Section 17(1) of the Police Force Act (Cap. 235, 2006 Ed.) is amended by inserting, immediately after the words "specially provided in section 18 or 110A", the words "and the Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018".
Amendment of Public Order Act
57. The Public Order Act (Cap. 257A, 2012 Ed.) is amended—
- (a) by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 7, the following subsection:
- "(2A) During the period an activation order has effect under the Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018, the Commissioner may refuse to issue any permit for or in respect of a public assembly or public procession to be held within or enter an area which is the target of a special authorisation granted under that Act as a result of the activation order.";
- (b) by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 10, the following subsection:
- "(2A) A permit which is granted for or in respect of a public assembly or public procession is treated as cancelled immediately if—
