Assembly and Parade Act Article 16

The person in charge of an outdoor assembly or parade, upon receiving notification from the competent authority regarding denial of permission, restrictions on permission, revocation of permission, or changes to permission, may, if they disagree, submit a written appeal along with reasons to the higher-level police authority within two days from the date of receiving the notification. However, in cases described in Article 12, paragraph 2, the appeal should be submitted within twenty-four hours from the time of receiving the notification.When the appeal is believed to have merit, the original competent authority shall revoke or change the original notification. When the appeal is believed to lack merit, the original competent authority shall submit the Appeal Letter along with the case file within 2 days to its higher-level police authority. For conditions in Article 12, Paragraph 2, however, the submission shall be completed within 12 hours upon receipt of the Appeal Letter.The higher-level police authority shall make a decision within 2 days upon receipt of the case file and notify the responsible person in writing. However, on the conditions prescribed in paragraph 2 of Article 12, the decision shall be made within 12 hours upon receipt of the case file by which the responsible person shall be notified.