The effect of the 1996 Constitution on section 5 of the Regulation of Gatherings Act 205 of 1993

Van der Walt, Johannes Albertus

dc.contributor.advisor	Carpenter, G.
dc.contributor.author	Van der Walt, Johannes Albertus	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-23T04:24:24Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-23T04:24:24Z
dc.date.issued	1998-11	en
dc.identifier.citation	Van der Walt, Johannes Albertus (1998) The effect of the 1996 Constitution on section 5 of the Regulation of Gatherings Act 205 of 1993, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16284>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16284
dc.description.abstract	The Regulation of Gatherings Act 205 of 1993 is a old order piece of legislation, but gives full recognition to the right to freedom of assembly and expression. These rights are entrenched in sections 16 and 17 of the Bill of Rights and enjoy a generous interpretation. Section 5 of the Act creates limitations on these rights, as the responsible officer of a local authority is allowed to prohibit a gathering when he has reasonable grounds to believe that the police will not be able to prevent traffic disruption, injury or substantial damage to property. Given the fact that this limitation serves to protect a compelling state interest, it constitutes a reasonable and justifiable limitation in terms of section section 36 of the Bill of Rights.
dc.format.extent	Right of -- South Africa.";"Constitutional law -- South Africa."	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (41 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en
dc.subject	Act 205 of 1993
dc.subject	Assembly
dc.subject	Bill of Rights
dc.subject	Constitution
dc.subject	Demonstration
dc.subject	Expression
dc.subject	Freedom of assembly
dc.subject	Freedom of expression
dc.subject	Gathering
dc.subject	Local authority
dc.subject	March
dc.subject	Protest
dc.subject	Regulation of Gatherings Act
dc.subject	Responsible Officer
dc.subject	Section 16
dc.subject	Section 17
dc.subject	Speech
dc.subject.ddc	342.854068	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Demonstrations -- Law and legislation -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Assembly, Right of -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Constitutional law -- South Africa
dc.title	The effect of the 1996 Constitution on section 5 of the Regulation of Gatherings Act 205 of 1993	en
dc.type	Dissertation
dc.description.department	Law
dc.description.degree	LL.M.	en