Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22)

Part 3 U.K. Miscellaneous and general

Public order U.K.

57 Public order offences U.K.

(1) The Public Order Act 1986 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 5(1) (harassment, alarm or distress) for “, abusive or insulting” in the two places where it occurs substitute “ or abusive ”.

(3) In section 6(4) (mental element: miscellaneous) for “, abusive or insulting” in the two places where it occurs substitute “ or abusive ”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 57 in force at 1.2.2014 by S.I. 2013/2981, art. 3