CAP. 56 Public Order [Rev. 2022] or member of a fire brigade or otherwise in his capacity as a public officer or as a servant of a local authority. [Act No. 53 of 1960, s. 6.] 7. Power to prohibit entertainments and sporting events (1) If at any time it appears to the Inspector-General of National Police Service that serious public disorder is likely to arise at or on the occasion of any racemeeting, sporting event or other entertainment of any description, he may, by notice addressed to the promoter, organiser or manager thereof, prohibit the holding or continuance thereof in any area or place or on any particular day. (2) A notice under subsection (1) of this section shall be served on the person, or one of the persons if more than one, promoting, organising or managing the race-meeting, sporting event or entertainment. (3) If such race-meeting, sporting event or entertainment is held or continued in contravention of the terms of a notice issued under subsection (1) of this section, any person taking part in the promotion, organisation or management thereof shall be guilty of an offence. (4) Any police officer may give or issue such orders and use such force as may be necessary to prevent the holding or continuance of a race-meeting, sporting event or other entertainment the holding or continuance of which has been prohibited by a notice issued under subsection (1) of this section and to disperse any gathering of persons thereat. (5) Any person who neglects or refuses to obey any order given or issued under subsection (4) of this section shall be guilty of an offence. (6) A certificate under the hand of the Inspector-General of the National Police Service, specifying the terms, and the date and manner of service, of a notice under this section, shall be prima facie evidence thereof in all legal proceedings. [Act No. 53 of 1960, s. 6, L.N. 402/1963, L.N. 153/1965, Act No. 19 of 2014, s. 3.] PART IV – CURFEW ORDERS AND CURFEW RESTRICTION ORDERS 8. Curfew orders (1) The Cabinet Secretary, on the advice of the Inspector-General of the National Police Service may, if he considers it necessary in the interests of public order so to do, by order (hereinafter referred to as a curfew order) direct that, within such area and during such hours as may be specified in the curfew order, every person, or, as the case may be, every member of any class of persons specified in the curfew order, shall, except under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a written permit granted by an authority or person specified in the curfew order, remain indoors in the premises at which he normally resides, or at such other premises as may be authorised by or under the curfew order. (2) (a) It shall be a condition of every permit granted under subsection (1) of this section that the holder thereof shall at all times while acting under the authority thereof during the hours of darkness carry a light visible at a distance of twenty-five feet. (b) Subject to paragraph (a) of this subsection, a permit under subsection (1) of this section may be granted subject to such conditions, to be specified in the permit, as the authority or person granting it may think fit. 10