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Balochistan Prohibition Of Public Meetings (On Public Thoroughfares) Act 1973 Balochistan Prohibition Of Public Meetings (On Public Thoroughfares) Act 1973 ACT XI OF 1973 An Act to provide for prohibition of holding of Public Meetings on Public Thoroughfares in the interest of public order and security. [Gazette of Baluchistan, Extraordinary, 10th October 1973] No. Legis-X-(8)/73.-The Baluchistan Prohibition of Public Meetings (on Public Thoroughfares) Bill, 1973, having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Baluchistan on 29th September 1973, and assented to by the Governor of Baluchistan on 5th October 1973, is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly. It is hereby enacted as follows :- 2. Definitions.-For the purpose of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context :- (a) "District Magistrate" means the District Magistrate as defined in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898) ; (b) "Meeting" means a meeting laid for the purposes of discussion of matters of public interest, or, for the purpose of expression of views on such matters ; (c) "Public meeting" includes any meeting which the public or any section thereof are permitted to attend whether on payment or otherwise ; (d) "Public thoroughfare" means any highway, any public bridge, road, including foot way, square to which the public have or are permitted to have access whether on payment or otherwise. (e) "promoter" means a person or class of persons who call, hold, arrange or address a public meeting.