s 5 Regulation of public assemblies and public processions
5.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a public assembly and a public procession must not take place unless —(a) the Commissioner is notified under section 6 of the intention to hold the public assembly or public procession, and a permit is granted under section 7 in respect of that public assembly or public procession, as the case may be; and (b) the holding of that public assembly or public procession is not prohibited under section 12 or 13. (2) This section does not apply to —(a) an assembly or a procession exempted from this section under section 46; and (b) an assembly or a procession within any part of an unrestricted area not falling within a special event area of an enhanced security special event.[23/2017]