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Police Act 2008 - Kerala Police

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(iv) the exhibition of living persons or corpses; or<br />

(v) the preparation, exhibition, representation, distribution or dissimilation of<br />

pictures, symbols, placards, printed matter, pamphlets, books, audio<br />

recordings or video recordings, digital records, posters which may<br />

inflame communal or religious passions, or offend against normal<br />

standards of public morality or gravely undermine public peace or<br />

endanger the security of the State.<br />

2. Any article used or carried by any person in contravention of any prohibition<br />

under the sub-section (1) may be seized by a police officer on duty.<br />

87. Regulation of Public Assemblies:<br />

1. The District <strong>Police</strong> Chief, by notification publicly promulgated, license, control,<br />

regulate or prohibit any assembly or procession of any nature whenever and for such<br />

time as he considers such licensing, controlling, regulating or prohibition to be<br />

necessary for the preservation of public order and peace or law and order in an area.<br />

2. No notification promulgated under sub-section (1) shall remain in force for more<br />

than fifteen days from the promulgation thereof.<br />

3. The State Government may either or its own motion or on the application of any<br />

person either rescind modify or alter or extend the period of validity of any such order<br />

made under sub-section (1).<br />

4. For the purpose of ensuring that demonstrations do not seriously disturb normal<br />

life on busy thoroughfares, the State Government may, by a general or special order,<br />

specify that such demonstrations, rallies or assemblies would be carried out only in<br />

certain specified places or only along certain specified routes in any urban area.<br />

88. District Magistrate to Make Rules and Regulations:<br />

1. In any local area in which he thinks fit, the District Magistrate may in<br />

consultation with the local government and the District <strong>Police</strong> Chief, from time to time,<br />

make and notify rules fora)<br />

Preventing damaging, dirtying or destruction of public property and any<br />

activity which endangers public cleanliness or the environment;

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