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Public Order Act 2009 s 18

Public Order Act 2009 s 18

s 18 Obstructing free passage of any ambulance, etc.

18. Where a person at, or in relation to, an assembly or a procession conducted pursuant to a permit —(a) acts in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the assembly or procession assembled; (b) obstructs the free passage of any ambulance, fire engine or vehicle belonging to the Singapore Police Force or the Singapore Civil Defence Force or, otherwise than in the manner and to the extent authorised by the permit relating to that assembly or procession, impedes or disrupts the use by members of the public in general of any road; or (c) incites other persons to do so, the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

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