§ 78. Mr. Platts-Millsasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the nature of the application required to be made, and to which authority and under which law must it be made, before permission is granted for a speech to be made in public in Cyprus.
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsUnder the Cyprus Assemblies, Meetings and Processions Law of 1932 it is an offence to organise or take part in a meeting of five or more persons for the purpose of hearing a political speech, without a permit from the Commissioner of the District. The Commissioner may attach such conditions as he thinks fit to the grant of a permit. Applicants are normally required to state who will be the speaker or speakers and what will be the subject of the speeches.