Public Order Act 1986
Public Order Act 1986 (1986 c. 64)
- Public Order Act 1986 (1986 c. 64)
- Part I New Offences
- 1 Riot.
- 2 Violent disorder.
- 3 Affray.
- 4 Fear or provocation of violence.
- 4A Intentional harassment, alarm or distress.
- 4B Intentional harassment, alarm or distress on account of sex
- 5 Harassment, alarm or distress.
- 6 Mental element: miscellaneous.
- 7 Procedure: miscellaneous.
- 8 Interpretation.
- 9 Offences abolished.
- 10 Construction of other instruments.
- Part II Processions and Assemblies
- 11 Advance notice of public processions.
- 12 Imposing conditions on public processions.
- 13 Prohibiting public processions.
- 14 Imposing conditions on public assemblies.
- 14ZA Imposing conditions on one-person protests
- 14A Prohibiting trespassory assemblies.
- 14B Offences in connection with trespassory assemblies and arrest therefor.
- 14C Stopping persons from proceeding to trespassory assemblies.
- 15 Delegation.
- 16 Interpretation.
- Part III Racial Hatred
- Meaning of “racial hatred”
- 17 Meaning of “racial hatred”.
- Acts intended or likely to stir up racial hatred
- 18 Use of words or behaviour or display of written material.
- 19 Publishing or distributing written material.
- 20 Public performance of play.
- 21 Distributing, showing or playing a recording.
- 22 Broadcasting or including programme in cable programme service.
- Racially inflammatory material
- 23 Possession of racially inflammatory material.
- 24 Powers of entry and search.
- 25 Power to order forfeiture.
- Supplementary provisions
- 26 Savings for reports of parliamentary or judicial proceedings.
- 27 Procedure and punishment.
- 28 Offences by corporations.
- 29 Interpretation.
- Part 3A Hatred against persons on religious grounds or grounds of sexual orientation
- Meaning of “religious hatred”and “hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation”
- 29A Meaning of “religious hatred”
- 29AB Meaning of “hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation”
- Acts intended to stir up religious hatredor hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation
- 29B Use of words or behaviour or display of written material
- 29C Publishing or distributing written material
- 29D Public performance of play
- 29E Distributing, showing or playing a recording
- 29F Broadcasting or including programme in programme service
- Inflammatory material
- 29G Possession of inflammatory material
- 29H Powers of entry and search
- 29I Power to order forfeiture
- 29J Protection of freedom of expression
- 29JA Protection of freedom of expression (sexual orientation)
- Supplementary provisions
- 29K Savings for reports of parliamentary or judicial proceedings
- 29L Procedure and punishment
- 29M Offences by corporations
- 29N Interpretation
- 30–37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part V Miscellaneous and General
- 38 Contamination of or interference with goods with intention of causing public alarm or anxiety, etc.
- 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 40 Amendments, repeals and savings.
- 41 Commencement.
- 42 Extent
- 43 Short title.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Sporting Events
- Part I England and Wales
- Introduction
- Vehicles
- Fireworks etc.
- Licensing etc.
- Supplementary
- Minor amendment
- Part II Scotland
- Introduction
- Vehicles
- Fireworks etc.
- SCHEDULE 2 Other Amendments
- Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875 (c.86)
- Prevention of Crime Act 1953 (c.14)
- Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c.45)
- Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c.48)
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c.60)
- SCHEDULE 3 Repeals
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