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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/52/section/1</dc:identifier><dc:title>Public Order Act 1963</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to increase the penalties for offences under section 5 of the Public Order Act 1936 and section 1 of the Public Meeting Act 1908.</dc:description><dc:date>1978-06-01</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2011-05-26</dc:modified><dct:valid>1991-02-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/52/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/52/body" NumberOfProvisions="2"><P1group><Title> Increased penalties for certain offences. 1 <Abbreviation Expansion="Edward">Edw.</Abbreviation> 8 &amp; 1 <Abbreviation Expansion="George">Geo.</Abbreviation> 6 c. 6.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/52/section/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/52/section/1" id="section-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber> <P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/52/section/1/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/52/section/1/1" id="section-1-1"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d30p47" CommentaryRef="c654636">1</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d30p47" CommentaryRef="c654636">A person guilty of an offence under section 5 of the Public Order Act 1936 (offensive words and behaviour in public places or at public meetings conducive to breach of the peace) or under section 1(1) of the </Addition><Addition ChangeId="d30p47" CommentaryRef="c654636"><CommentaryRef Ref="c654637"/>Public Meeting Act 1908 (disorderly conduct designed to break up public meetings) shall be liable—</Addition></Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/52/section/1/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/52/section/1/1/a" id="section-1-1-a"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d30p47" CommentaryRef="c654636">a</Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d30p47" CommentaryRef="c654636">on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding £100, or to both;</Addition></Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/52/section/1/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/52/section/1/1/b" id="section-1-1-b"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d30p47" CommentaryRef="c654636">b</Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d30p47" CommentaryRef="c654636">on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding £500, or to both.</Addition></Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/52/section/1/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/52/section/1/2" id="section-1-2"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c654638"/>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In section 7(2) of the said Act of 1936, for the words “any other offence under this Act” there shall be substituted the words <InlineAmendment>“
                any offence under this Act other than an offence under section two or section five
              ”</InlineAmendment>; and in section 1(1) of the said Act of 1908 the words from “and shall”to the end are hereby repealed.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/52/section/1/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/52/section/1/3" id="section-1-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This section does not apply to offences committed before the passing of this Act.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c654636" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00001" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/52/section/1/1" SectionRef="section-1-1">S. 1(1)</CitationSubRef> repealed (E.W.) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1977/45" id="c00002" Year="1977" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45" Title="Criminal Law Act 1977">Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00003" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1977/45/section/65/5/7" CitationRef="c00002" SectionRef="section-65-5-7">s. 65(5)(7)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00004" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1977/45/schedule/13" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00002" SectionRef="schedule-13">Sch. 13</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c654637" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1908/66" id="c00005" Year="1908" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="66">1908 c. 66</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c654638" Type="C"><Para><Text>The text of S. 1(2) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>