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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/montserrat-constitution-order-1989/schedule-2/paragraph-61",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/2401",
  "legislation_title": "The Montserrat Constitution Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/montserrat-constitution-order-1989",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/61",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "61",
  "heading": "Protection of freedom of assembly and associations.",
  "text": "(1) Except with his consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of peaceful peaceful assembly and association, that is to say, of his right to assemble freely and associate with other persons and in particular to form or belong to political parties or to form or belong to trade unions or other associations for the protection of his interests.\n(2) Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question makes provision—\n(a) that is reasonably required—\n(i) in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality or public health;\n(ii) for the purpose of protecting the rights and freedoms of other persons; or\n(b) that imposes restrictions upon public officers, except so far as that provisions or, as the case may be, the thing done under the authority thereof is shown not to be reasonably justifiable in a democratic society.\n(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) of this section, “law” in subsection (2) includes directions in writing regarding the conduct of public officers generally or any class of public officer issued by the Government.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended (Montserrat constitution)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2000/1339",
      "affecting_title": "The Montserrat Constitution (Amendment) Order 2000"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2401/schedule/2/paragraph/61",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:30:48.620255+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}