Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2006] All ER (D) 94 (May)
Neutral Citation: [2006] EWCA Civ 532
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Sir Anthony Clarke MR, Laws and Hallett LJJ
Representation Richard Drabble QC and Zoe Leventhal (instructed by Bindman & Partners) for the claimant.
  David Pannick QC and David Pievsky (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Secretary of State.
  Adam Clemens (instructed by the Force Solicitor) for the Commissioner.
Judgment Dates: 8 May 2006

Catchwords

Public order - Demonstration - Statutory requirement for organiser of demonstration to apply to police for authorisation - Whether requirement applying to demonstration started before commencement of provision - , s 14 - , s 132.

The Case

When the was construed in its context and having regard to the plain intention of Parliament as deduced from the Parliamentary language, including the disapplication of s14 of the s132(1), on its proper construction, included demonstrations actually starting before the commencement of the Act as surely as those starting after. Those starting before were deemed to start at commencement; and in such cases the words 'when the demonstration starts' in s132(1) referred to the time of commencement.

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