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The Public Order Act 2023 (Commencement No. 5) (England and Wales) Regulations 2024
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2024 No. 1050 (C. 71)
Public Order
The Public Order Act 2023 (Commencement No. 5) (England and Wales) Regulations 2024
Made
21st October 2024
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 35(5) of the Public Order Act 2023(1).
Citation and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Public Order Act 2023 (Commencement No. 5) (England and Wales) Regulations 2024.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales only.
Commencement
2. Section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023 (offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services) comes into force on 31st October 2024.
Diana Johnson
Minister of State
Home Office
21st October 2024
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force provisions of the Public Order Act 2023 (c. 15) (“the Act”). They are the sixth commencement regulations to be made under the Act, but the fifth which extend only to England and Wales.
Regulation 2 brings into force section 9 of the Act.
Section 9 of the Act establishes “safe access zones” around abortion clinics. It makes it an offence within a safe access zone to intentionally or recklessly influence, obstruct, or cause harassment, alarm or distress to any person in connection with their decision to access, provide, or facilitate the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic. It defines the boundaries of safe access zones and outlines exceptions, such as for activities inside dwellings or places of worship. It also specifies the maximum penalty for the offence, which is an unlimited fine.
A full impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as the Regulations themselves have no impact on the private, voluntary or public sector. A full impact assessment has been prepared in relation to the Act, and a copy is available at https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3153/publications. A hard copy can be obtained by writing to the Home Office, Direct Communications Unit, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Public Order Act 2023 (c. 15) have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| section 1 | 3rd May 2023 | 2023/502 |
| section 2 | 3rd May 2023 | 2023/502 |
| section 3 | 2nd July 2023 | 2023/733 |
| section 4 | 2nd July 2023 | 2023/733 |
| section 5 | 2nd July 2023 | 2023/733 |
| section 6 | 2nd July 2023 | 2023/733 |
| section 7 (remainder) | 3rd May 2023 | 2023/502 |
| section 8 | 3rd May 2023 | 2023/502 |
| section 10 | 20th December 2023 | 2023/1418 |
| section 11 | 20th December 2023 | 2023/1418 |
| section 12 | 20th December 2023 | 2023/1418 |
| section 13 (remainder) | 20th December 2023 | 2023/1418 |
| section 14 | 20th December 2023 | 2023/1418 |
| section 15 | 3rd May 2023 | 2023/502 |
| section 17 | 2nd July 2023 | 2023/733 |
| section 20 | 5th April 2024 | 2024/472 |
| section 21 | 5th April 2024 | 2024/472 |
| section 22 | 5th April 2024 | 2024/472 |
| section 23 | 5th April 2024 | 2024/472 |
| section 24 | 5th April 2024 | 2024/472 |
| section 25 | 5th April 2024 | 2024/472 |
| section 26 | 5th April 2024 | 2024/472 |
| section 27 | 5th April 2024 | 2024/472 |
| section 28 | 5th April 2024 | 2024/472 |
| section 29 | 5th April 2024 | 2024/472 |
| section 30 | 1st December 2023 | 2023/1281 |
| section 31 | 1st December 2023 | 2023/1281 |
| section 32 | 5th April 2024 | 2024/472 |
| section 33 | 5th April 2024 | 2024/472 |
| section 34 | 3rd May 2023 | 2023/502 |
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