Interference with the right to freedom of assembly and association, and a justification for it

Interference with this freedom, i.e., any restriction on it, must be prescribed by law and necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. This Article does not provide for the prohibition of lawful restrictions on the rights of members of armed forces, police or State administration.