Article 2
SCHEDULEPROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC ORDER ACT 1986 COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st APRIL 1987.
Provisions of the Act | Subject matter of provisions |
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In Part I– | |
Section 1 | Offence of riot. |
Section 2 | Offence of violent disorder. |
Section 3 | Offence of affray. |
Section 4 | Offence involving fear or provocation of violence. |
Section 5 | Offence involving harassment, alarm or distress. |
Section 6 | Mental element for offences under sections 1 to 5. |
Section 7 | Procedure in connection with offences under sections 1 to 5. |
Section 8 | Interpretation of terms in Part I. |
Section 9 | Abolition of offences. |
Section 10 | Construction of“riot” and cognate expressions in other instruments. |
In Part II– | |
Section 12 | Imposing conditions on public processions. |
Section 13 | Prohibiting public processions. |
Section 14 | Imposing conditions on public assemblies. |
Section 15 | Delegation of powers of Chief Officer of Police under sections 12 to 14. |
In Part III– | |
Section 17 | Meaning of“racial hatred” in Part III. |
Section 18 | Offence of using racially inflammatory words or behaviour or displaying racially inflammatory written material. |
Section 19 | Offence of publishing or distributing racially inflammatory written material. |
Section 20 | Offence of giving a public performance of a racially inflammatory play. |
Section 21 | Offence of distributing, showing or playing a racially inflammatory recording. |
Section 22 | Offence of broadcasting a racially inflammatory programme or including such a programme in a cable programme service. |
Section 23 | Offence of possession of racially inflammatory material. |
Section 24 | Powers of entry and search. |
Section 25 | Power to order forfeiture. |
Section 26 | Savings for reports of parliamentary or judicial proceedings. |
Section 27 | Procedure in connection with and punishment for offences under sections 18 to 23. |
Section 28 | Liability of director and others where body corporate guilty of offence under Part III. |
Section 29 | Interpretation of terms in Part III. |
In Part V– | |
Section 39 | Power to direct trespassers to leave land. |
Section 40, to the extent not already in force | Amendments, repeals and savings. |
Schedule 2, to the extent not already in force | Miscellaneous and consequential amendments. |
Schedule 3, to the extent not already in force | Repeals. |