Part V Public Processions
63 Functions of regional and islands councils in relation to processions.
(1)
The regional or islands council may, after consulting the chief constable in respect of a procession notice of which has been given or falls to be treated as having been given in accordance with section 62(1) of this Act, make an order—
(i)
prohibiting the holding of the procession; or
(ii)
imposing conditions on the holding of it.
F1(1A)
Where notice of a proposal to hold a procession has been given or falls to be treated as having been given in accordance with section 62(1) of this Act—
(a)
if a regional or islands council have made an order under subsection (1) above they may at any time thereafter, after consulting the chief constable, vary or revoke the order and, where they revoke it, make any order which they were empowered to make under that subsection;
(b)
if they have decided not to make an order they may at any time thereafter, after consulting the chief constable, make any order which they were empowered to make under that subsection.
(2)
The conditions which may be imposed under subsection (1) F2or (1A) above on the holding of a procession may include conditions—
(a)
as to the date, time and duration of the procession;
(b)
as to the route to be taken by it;
(c)
prohibiting its entry into any public place specified in the order.
(3)
A regional or islands council shall—
(a)
where notice of a proposal to hold a procession has been given or falls to be treated as having been given in accordance with section 62(1) of this Act, deliver at least 2 days before the date when, in terms of the notice, the procession is to be held, to the person who gave the notice—
(i)
(ii)
where they decide not to make F5an order under subsection (1) above or to revoke an order already made under subsection (1) or (1A) above, notification of that fact;
F6(iii)
where they have, under subsection (1A) above, varied such an order, a copy of the order as varied and a written statement of the reasons for the variation; and
(b)
where they have made an order under subsection (1) F7or (1A) above in relation to a proposal to hold a procession, make such arrangements as will ensure that persons who might take or are taking part in that procession are made aware of the fact that the order has been made F7and, if the order has been varied under subsection (1A) above, that it has been so varied and of its effect F8; and
(c)
where they have revoked an order made under subsection (1) or (1A) above in relation to a proposal to hold a procession, make such arrangements as will ensure that persons who might take or are taking part in that procession are made aware of the fact that the order has been revoked.
(4)
The regional or islands council shall comply with subsection (3) above—
(a)
as early as possible;
(b)
only insofar as it is reasonably practicable for them to do so.