Public Order Act 2023

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1. Introductory Text

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   Part 1 Public order

   1. Offences relating to locking on

      1. 1. Offence of locking on

      2. 2. Offence of being equipped for locking on

   2. Offences relating to tunnelling

      1. 3. Offence of causing serious disruption by tunnelling

      2. 4. Offence of causing serious disruption by being present in a tunnel

      3. 5. Offence of being equipped for tunnelling etc

   3. Offences involving works and infrastructure

      1. 6. Obstruction etc of major transport works

      2. 7. Interference with use or operation of key national infrastructure

      3. 8. Key national infrastructure

   4. Interference with access to or provision of abortion services

      1. 9. Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services

   5. Powers to stop and search

      1. 10. Powers to stop and search on suspicion

      2. 11. Powers to stop and search without suspicion

      3. 12. Further provisions about authorisations and directions under section 11

      4. 13. Further provisions about searches under section 11

      5. 14. Offence relating to section 11

   6. Processions, assemblies and one-person protests

      1. 15. Processions, assemblies and one-person protests: delegation of functions

      2. 16. Assemblies and one-person protests: British Transport Police and MoD Police

   7. Exercise of police powers in relation to journalists etc

      1. 17. Exercise of police powers in relation to journalists etc

   8. Proceedings by the Secretary of State

      1. 18. Power of Secretary of State to bring proceedings

      2. 19. Injunctions in Secretary of State proceedings: power of arrest and remand

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   Part 2 Serious disruption prevention orders

   1. Serious disruption prevention orders made on conviction

      1. 20. Serious disruption prevention order made on conviction

   2. Serious disruption prevention orders made on application

      1. 21. Serious disruption prevention order made on application

   3. Provisions of serious disruption prevention orders

      1. 22. Provisions of serious disruption prevention order

      2. 23. Requirements in serious disruption prevention order

      3. 24. Notification requirements in serious disruption prevention order

      4. 25. Duration of serious disruption prevention order

      5. 26. Other information to be included in serious disruption prevention order

   4. Offences

      1. 27. Offences relating to a serious disruption prevention order

   5. Variation, renewal or discharge of serious disruption prevention orders

      1. 28. Variation, renewal or discharge of serious disruption prevention order

   6. Appeals

      1. 29. Appeal against serious disruption prevention order

   7. General

      1. 30. Guidance

      2. 31. Guidance: Parliamentary procedure

      3. 32. Interpretation of Part

      4. 33. Consequential amendments

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   Part 3 General

   1. 34. Meaning of serious disruption

   2. 35. Extent, commencement and short title

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      Schedule

      Injunctions in Secretary of State proceedings: powers to remand

      1. 1. Introductory

      2. 2. Remand in custody or on bail

      3. 3. (1) Where a person is remanded on bail, the court...

      4. 4. (1) The court must not remand a person for a...

      5. 5. Further remand

      6. 6. Postponement and taking recognizance

      7. 7. Requirements imposed on remand on bail