(5) In cases where the Commissioner has decided not to accept shorter notice than is as mentioned in subsection (2), he shall as soon as practicable inform in writing the person purporting to give such notice of his decision. Advance notice of events having prescribed crowd size 6A.—(1) Without affecting section 6, special notice of intention to organise an event (whether or not comprising or involving an assembly or a procession) must be given to the Commissioner in the prescribed manner, with the prescribed information, by any event organiser for the event if the event organiser reasonably expects more than a prescribed number of individuals to participate in or to attend the event at any time during the holding of the event. (2) Unless the Commissioner accepts shorter notice under subsection (3), special notice under this section must be given not less than the prescribed period — (a) before the proposed date of the event; or (b) in the case where the event is to take place during a proposed period, before the beginning of that proposed period. (3) The Commissioner may, and must in any case where the Commissioner is reasonably satisfied that earlier notice could not have been given, accept shorter notice than is as mentioned in subsection (2). (4) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may prescribe different numbers of individuals for different classes of events. (5) An event organiser who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both. [Act 23 of 2017 wef 01/10/2017] Permit for public assembly or public procession 7.—(1) The Commissioner shall, upon receipt of any notice and application under section 6 for a permit in respect of a proposed public assembly or public procession, have regard to the information furnished in the notice and any other information available to him in relation to the proposed public assembly or public procession, as the case may be, and may thereafter either — (a) grant a permit (with or without conditions) in respect of the proposed public assembly or public procession, as the case may be; or (b) refuse to grant a permit in respect of the proposed public assembly or public procession. Singapore Statutes Online Current version as at 01 Oct 2018 PDF created date on: 01 Oct 2018