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Mr. Greville Janner
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list for each local authority in England the length of notice required by it in respect of any march, procession or demonstration which is to take place within its area;(2) if he will list for each local authority in Wales the length of notice required by it in respect of any march, procession or demonstration which is to take place within its area.
Mr. Mayhew
This information is collated centrally only in respect of local Acts passed since 1974. Such Acts requiring prior notice of an intention to hold a procession are listed below.
| Enactment | Period of notice |
| County of South Glamorgan Act 1976 | 36 hours |
| County of Merseyside Act 1980 | 72 hours |
| West Midlands County Council Act 1980 | *72 hours |
| Cheshire County Council Act 1980 | *72 hours |
| Isle of Wight Act 1980 | *72 hours |
| Greater Manchester Act 1981 | *72 hours |
| East Sussex Act 1981 | *72 hours |
| * or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter. | |