Cases
JUDGMENT
Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat CJ:
Introduction
[1] These proceedings concern the constitutional validity of s 9(5) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 [Act 736] ('PAA 2012')vis-à-vis art 10 of the Federal Constitution ('FC').
[2] As s 9(5) is a criminal provision predicated on the non-performance of a statutorily mandated act under s 9(1) of the PAA 2012, s 9(5) must be read with s 9(1), and they provide:
"Notification of Assembly
9.(1) An organiser shall, five days before the date of an assembly, notify the Officer in charge of the police District in which the assembly is to be held.
(2) ...