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Laws of Malaysia
Act 593
(3) When that person appears or is brought before the Magistrate
he shall cancel the bond and shall order that person to give for
the unexpired portion of the term of the bond fresh security of
the same description as the original security.
(4) Every such order shall for the purposes of sections 77, 78,
79 and 80 be deemed to be an order made under section 66 or
74, as the case may be.
Chapter VIII
UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES
Who may order unlawful assembly to disperse
83. A Magistrate, gazetted police officer, police officer not below
the rank of Inspector or officer in charge of a police station may
command any unlawful assembly or any assembly of five or
more persons likely to cause a disturbance of the public peace
to disperse, and it shall thereupon be the duty of the members
of the assembly to disperse accordingly.
Forcible dispersal of unlawful assemblies
84. If any unlawful assembly is commanded to disperse under
section 83 or under section 5 of the Public Order (Preservation)
Act 1958 [Act 296], and does not disperse, or if, without having
been commanded to disperse, it conducts itself in such a manner
as to show a determination not to disperse, any police officer, any
member of the armed forces or any other person acting in aid of
a police officer or member of the armed forces may do all things
necessary for dispersing the persons so continuing assembled
and for apprehending them or any of them, and, if any person
makes resistance, may use such force as is reasonably necessary
for overcoming resistance and shall not be liable in any criminal
or civil proceedings for having by the use of such force caused
harm or death to any person or damage to any property.
85–87. (Deleted by Act A324).
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