(1) For the purpose of preventing serious disorder or breach of law or manifest and imminent danger to the persons assembled at any place of public amusement or at any assembly or meeting to which the public are invited or which is open to the public, any police officer of the rank of Assistant Subpublic amusement Inspector and above, present at such place of public amusement, or such assembly or meeting, may, subject to such rules, regulations and orders as may have been lawfully made, give such reasonable directions as to the mode of admission of the public to, and for securing the peaceful and lawful conduct of the proceedings and the maintenance of public safety at, such place of amusement or assembly or meeting as he thinks necessary, and all persons shall be bound to conform to every such reasonable direction.
(2) Every police officershall have free access to every place of public amusement, assembly or meeting for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of sub-section (1) and to any direction made thereunder.