Application of other laws
48.—(1) This Act shall have effect notwithstanding any other law relating to the
movement of traffic or pedestrians on roads or the use or obstruction of a public place, to
air navigation, to public entertainment or to undesirable publications.
[Act 16 of 2015 wef 01/06/2015]
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), nothing in this Act shall affect the common law
of trespass and, in particular, the right of a person in, or entitled to, possession of land to
request a trespasser to leave the land, and if the trespasser refuses to leave on being
requested, to remove the trespasser from the land.
(3) To avoid doubt, nothing in Part III affects the operation of the provisions of the
Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015 (Act 5 of 2015) in relation to any
Liquor Control Zone declared under section 15(1) of that Act that falls wholly or partly
within a special event area.
[Act 23 of 2017 wef 01/10/2017]
Saving and transitional provisions
49.—(1) Any —
(a) permit granted before 9th October 2009 under any rules made under
section 5 of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act
(Cap. 184) in respect of any assembly or procession; or
(b) licence granted before 9th October 2009 for a licence under the Public
Entertainments and Meetings Act (Cap. 257) in respect of any lecture, talk,
address, debate or discussion,
shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue and be
deemed to be a permit granted under Part II of this Act.
(2) Any notice, order or other document prepared, issued or made under —
(a) any rules made under section 5 of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public
Order and Nuisance) Act in respect of any assembly or procession; or
(b) the Public Entertainments and Meetings Act in respect of any lecture, talk,
address, debate or discussion by the Licensing Officer under that Act,
shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue and be
deemed to have been prepared, issued or made by the Commissioner under the
corresponding provisions of Part II of this Act.
(3) Any —
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