PE - Amusement Centre GUIDELINES

Which are the exempted activities?

The following assemblies or processions do not require a permit:

(a)	any assembly held in Botanic Gardens with the consent or written permission of the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation;
(b)	any assembly held in connection with any wedding or funeral:
	(i)	on any State land;
	(ii)	in any Housing and Development Board estate; or
	(iii)	in any public road, with the consent or written permission of the Commissioner of Lands, the Estates Officer of the Housing and Development Board estate or the Senior Executive Engineer (Roads) of the Public Works Department, as the case may be;
(c)	any sporting event held in any public place designated for use for sporting events;
(d)	any assembly in any place of public resort for the purpose for which the place of public resort is licensed under any written law;
(e)	any assembly or procession held by or under the direction or control of the Government;
(f)	religious foot processions such as Good Friday and Corpus Christi processions, Vesak Day procession, etc., held within the grounds of the churches, mosques and temples;
(g)	foot processions such as Mooncake and Lantern Festival processions, etc held within the compounds of the community centres, schools or colleges; and
(h)	Annual General Meetings, Extraordinary General Meetings of organisations, trade unions, registered societies and associations to be held within the confines of private property, provided written consent for use of the premises is obtained from the owner of the premises.

With effect from 1 Oct 04, a wedding or funeral procession would not require a police permit if:

(a)	The procession is held in an area other than that specified in any order made under section 5 (2) of the Act; and
(b)	the following conditions are compliled with:
(i)	the promoter of the procession shall be present at the assembly area and shall accompany the procession at all times until the procession stops or the participants disperse, whichever is the later;
(ii)	the procession shall be held between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10.30 p.m. and shall not exceed 30 minutes;
(iii)	no public address system shall be used during the procession;
(iv)	the number of participants in the procession shall not exceed 150 persons;
(v)	no banners, posters or placards shall be displayed along the route of the procession;
(vi)	participants in the procession shall not solicit sponsorship or monetary contributions along the route of the procession;
(vii)	the route of the procession shall not exceed a distance of 100 metres;
(viii)	the procession shall not cause or result in obstruction or inconvenience on any public road, bridge, landing place or in any public place or place of public resort;
(ix)	in the case of a procession on a public road -
	(A) the procession shall not occupy more than one lane of the road; and
	(B) a reasonable number of persons shall be deployed to manage traffic and ensure the safety of particpants in the procession; and
(x)	in the case of a procession held during connection with a funeral, there shall not be any silt-walking, during the procession.
(2)	Where a breach of the peace is likely to occur if the procession referred to in paragraph (1) is allowed to prceed or continue, any police officer may -
(a)	order the promoter of the procession not to allow the procession to proceed; or
(b)	order the dispersal of a procession that has already commenced.
(3)	Where a police officer has made an order under paragraph (2)(a) or (b) in relation to a procession, the promoter of the procession shall take immediate action -
(a)	to prevent the procession from proceeding or continuing, as the case may be; and
(b)	to disperse the participants gathered for the procession.
(4)	Any promoter who contravenes paragraph (1)(b)(i) or (3), or who fails to ensure that the conditions specified in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) to (x) are complied with, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both.
	However, if the wedding or funeral procession does not meet the above criteria, a police permit would still have to be applied for.