Regulation of Gatherings Act, 1993 (Act No. 205 of 1993)Chapter 27. Demonstrations and gatherings in vicinity of courts, buildings of Parliament and Union Buildings |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) all demonstrations and gatherings— |
| (a) | in any building in which a courtroom is situated, or at any place in the open air within a radius of 100, metres from such building, on every day of the week, except Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays; and |
| (b) | in the areas defined in— |
| (i) | Schedule 1; and |
| (ii) | Schedule 2, |
are hereby prohibited.
| (2) | The provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply— |
| (a) | to any demonstration or gathering referred to in subsection (1)(a) for which permission has, on application to the magistrate of the district concerned, been granted by him in writing; or |
| (b) | within the area contemplated in subsection (1)(b )(i), to any demonstration or gathering within such area for which permission has, on application to the Chief Magistrate of Cape Town, been granted by him in writing; or |
| (c) | within the area contemplated in subsection (1)(b )(ii), to a demonstration or gathering within such area for which permission has, on application to the Director-General: Office of the State President, been granted by him in writing. |
| (3) | Any application for permission contemplated in subsection (2) shall be made to the person empowered to grant such permission, within a reasonable time before such demonstration or gathering is to take place. |
| (4) | When credible information on oath that there is a threat as contemplated in section 5(1), is brought to the attention of a person who has already granted permission in terms of subsection (2), he may, subject to the application, mutatis mutandis, of the provisions of section 5, revoke such permission, and thereupon the provisions of section 6(6) shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the demonstration or gathering in question. |