public meeting should be disallowed. A public meeting may be disallowed only on the basis of specific provisions of the Ordinance (section 9(3)) and, more importantly, on the ground that the holding of the meeting will prejudice the maintenance of good order. The Commissioner may license a procession only if he is satisfied that it is not likely to prejudice public order or to be used for any unlawful purpose. The corollary, and the actual practice, is that a licence is issued unless the maintenance of public order will be prejudiced. 68. The following figures indicate how infrequently the Commissioner has prohibited a public meeting or refused to license a procession. 12M 1985 1986 1987 128S No. of public 38 108 82 92 176 notified meetings Disallowed under 1 2 133 section 9 Public procession 31 83 169 1?2 199 licences sought Licenses refused L ^ „ e CCPR/C/58/Add.6 page 125 licence?reSome l^s'TrlT* dU&Uo^ * -ting or refusing a wished^ rp *Ppljcation to license a procession in which a film company wished to re-enact a protest march and a riot was refused because of ^e inadvertent alarm that might have been caused; the "hf1"8 t0 b8 h6ld °" the Pavement of the main street in one of the busiest shopping areas at a peak time was refused because of the congestion that would have resulted; and (c) A procession by primary school children along the hard shoulder of a motorway was refused on road safety grounds. There have been no complaints about the disallowance of processions. 70. The general guidelines under which use of amplification equipment, other than hand—held loud hailers, might be banned are! (a) If the meeting is being held in a public place in close proximity to a residential area at any time; or 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the regulation of public gatherings and processions, and the guidelines for allowing or disallowing them. The text mentions the maintenance of public order and good order, and the potential for certain events to cause alarm or congestion. The tone is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting that the text may be related to government policy or regulation.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Culture