1. This Act may be cited as the Public Order Act. Interpretation 2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — “act of terrorism” means any of the following: (a) a terrorist bombing offence within the meaning of the Terrorism (Suppression of Bombings) Act (Cap. 324A); (b) a terrorist act within the meaning of the Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act (Cap. 325); “assembly” means a gathering or meeting (whether or not comprising any lecture, talk, address, debate or discussion) of persons the purpose (or one of the purposes) of which is — (a) to demonstrate support for or opposition to the views or actions of any person, group of persons or any government; (b) to publicise a cause or campaign; or (c) to mark or commemorate any event, and includes a demonstration by a person alone for any such purpose referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c); “authorised officer”, in relation to any provision in this Act or the regulations, means any police officer authorised in that behalf by the Commissioner for the purposes of that provision; “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Police appointed under the Police Force Act (Cap. 235); “copy”, in relation to a film, means any article or thing in which the visual images or sounds comprising the film are embodied; “declaration” means a declaration made by — (a) the Commissioner under section 21; or (b) the Minister under section 21 read with section 21A, as the case may be; [Act 23 of 2017 wef 01/10/2017] “enhanced security special event” means a special event that is the subject of a declaration made by the Minister; [Act 23 of 2017 wef 01/10/2017] Singapore Statutes Online Current version as at 01 Oct 2018 PDF created date on: 01 Oct 2018