Peaceful Assembly Bill: Six amendments to be tabled

(The Star) – Six amendments to the proposed Peaceful Assembly Bill are scheduled to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat Tuesday.

The six changes include Sub-Clause 9 (1), where the 30-day notice period required to be given to the police is changed to 10 days.

Under Clause 12 (b), objections against a proposed assembly must be lodged with the police in writing within 48 hours, instead of five days.

For Clause 14, the proposed change includes the provision for police to give a reply to organisers within five days instead of 12.

In Clause 16(a), appeal against the rejection of an application or the exercise of police discretionary orders to organisers can be done within 48 hours of receipt, instead of four days while under Clause 16(b), the Home Minister is to answer any appeals within 48 hours of receipt instead of six days.