▁im posed , ▁man ned ▁and ▁enfor ced ▁across ▁the ▁entire ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁district , ▁which ▁would ▁still ▁not ▁prevent ▁the ▁N F ▁from ▁march ing ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁pro scri bed ▁area . ▁A ▁ban ▁on ▁march ing ▁would ▁also ▁not ▁prevent ▁the ▁N F ▁instead ▁holding ▁a ▁static ▁public ▁meeting ▁" per haps ▁in ▁provoc ative ▁circumstances ", ▁which ▁would ▁still ▁attract ▁a ▁counter - dem on str ation . ▁The ▁police ▁d ile m ma ▁was ▁further ▁comp ounded ▁by ▁the ▁limitations ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Order ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁which ▁granted ▁no ▁powers ▁of ▁arrest ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁that ▁a ▁ban ▁was ▁ignored . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁political ▁differences ▁between ▁anti - f asc ists ▁about ▁how ▁best ▁to ▁respond , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁distinct ▁mobil is ations ▁for ▁the ▁counter - dem on str ation . ▁A LC AR AF ▁called ▁for ▁peace ful ▁demonstr ation ▁earlier ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Front ▁march . ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁Ad ▁H oc ▁Organ ising ▁Committee , ▁called ▁on ▁people ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁National ▁Front ' s ▁intended ▁meeting ▁point ▁at ▁Cl if ton ▁R ise ▁in ▁New ▁Cross . ▁A ▁third ▁organisation , ▁the ▁Anti ▁R ac ist / Ant i - F asc ist ▁Co - ordin ating ▁Committee ▁( AR AF CC , ▁the ▁London - wide ▁Federation ▁of ▁Anti - R ac ist / Ant i - F asc ist ▁Comm itte es , ▁including ▁A