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  Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area
  
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  <p>Those voting Aye replaced a clause in the <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmbills/044/05044.i-vii.html"> Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill</a>, which was ostensibly designed to evict the long term peace protester, <a href="http://www.parliament-square.org.uk/"> Brian Haw</a>, from Parliament Square.  </p>
  
  <p>The <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200405/ldbills/024/05024.90-96.html#jRC11"> new clause</a> (number 18 in this debate, number 129 in the in the <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200405/ldbills/024/05024.i-vii.html"> version that was delivered to the House of Lords</a>) could be abbreviated as: 
  
  <p class="indent">Any person who organises, takes part, carries on a demonstration -- even by himself -- in a public place in the <i>Designated Area</i>, if it is not part of a trade union dispute, is guilty of a criminal offence (unless permission has been requested from the police at least 6 days in advance and they have given authorisation.)</p>
   
  <p>The limitations of the <a href="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2005/50015--l.htm#138"> Designated Area</a> was set at 1 kilometre of Parliament Square, but  its precise dimensions, which had they been known could have better informed the debate, were not revealed to the public until four months later in <a href="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20051537.htm"> Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 1537</a>.  </p>
  
  <p>This vote, Division 74, made it generally illegal to hold public demonstrations.  The next vote, <a href="http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2005-02-07&number=75&dmp=629"> Division 75</a>, specified the terms under which one could be granted permission.</p>
  
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