Section 5

the Officer in Charge of a Police District may by order prohibit absolutely or subject to such conditions as he may think fit any procession, meeting or assembly of five or more persons in any public place in the area or in any specified place or building, whether public or private, in that area;

any procession, meeting or assembly of five or more persons in any place whatsoever may, whether or not any order shall have been made prohibiting any such procession, meeting or assembly under paragraph (a), be ordered to disperse by any police officer of or above the rank of Sergeant and it shall thereupon be the duty of the members of the procession, meeting or assembly to disperse accordingly.

Any police officer may, if it is necessary for the public security, use such force as may be necessary to disperse any procession, meeting, assembly ordered to be dispersed or prohibited under the provisions of this section, which force may extend to the use of lethal weapons.

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