Public Order in Streets Act 1984

A person who, or body which, proposes to —

hold a public meeting in a street;

conduct a procession (not being a funeral procession) in, or which is to proceed through, any street; or

both hold such a public meeting and conduct such a procession,

A notice given for the purposes of subsection (1) setting out a proposal shall provide, with as much detail as is reasonably practicable, the following information —

the date of the proposed public meeting or procession;

the time at which the public meeting or procession will assemble and the time at which it will disband;

the place in which the public meeting or procession will be held, and the boundaries of the area to be occupied by the public meeting;

in the case of a procession, the route that it will follow, the extent to which it will occupy any street through which it will pass, the places (if any) at which it will halt and the time for which it will remain stationary in each such place;

the name and address of the person or body by whom or which the notice is given;

the name and address of the person or body by whom or which the public meeting or procession is being, or is to be, held or conducted;

the purpose of the public meeting or procession;

an estimate of the number of persons who will participate in the public meeting or procession; and

particulars of such other matters as may be prescribed,

A notice for the purposes of subsection (1) —

shall be given not less than 4 days before the date of the proposed public meeting or procession, or within such shorter period as may be agreed by the Commissioner or an authorised officer; and

may be required to be verified in a manner acceptable to the Commissioner or an authorised officer.

On receipt of a notice for the purposes of subsection (1) the Commissioner or an authorised officer shall act expeditiously to determine the application.