(2) A person who is desirous of forming any public procession
shall first make application for a license to the InspectorGeneral of Police or the Governor of the region, or other
person authorized by the President, as the case may be, and
if the Inspector-General of Police or the Governor of the
region or other person authorized by the President is satisfied
that the procession is not likely to cause a breach of the
peace , he or she shall issue a license specifying the name of
the license and defining the conditions on which the
procession is permitted to take place.
(3) A condition restricting the display of flags, banners, or
emblems section shall not be imposed under subsection (2)
of this section except such as are reasonably necessary to
prevent risk of a breach of the peace.
(4) A magistrate or police officer not below the rank of Subinspector may stop any public procession for which a license
has not been issued or which violates any of the conditions of
a license issued under subsection (2) of this section, and may
order it to disperse.
(5) A public procession which(b)Takes place without a license under subsection (2) of this
section, or
(c) Neglects to obey any order given under subsection (4) of
this section, is deemed to be an unlawful assembly, and all
persons taking part in the procession, and in the case of a
public procession for which no license has been issued, all
persons taking part in the convening, collecting or
directing of the procession commit a cognizable offence
and on summary conviction before a Magistrate, are liable
to imprisonment for a term of three years
The Public Order Act Cap 4 laws of the Gambia, is an extant legislation of
the Gambia, duly enacted by the National Assembly of The Gambia. The
provisions contained therein are clear and unambiguous.
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