Public Order Act 1986
CHAPTER 64
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
NEw OFFENCES
Section
1. Riot.
2. Violent disorder.
3. Affray.
4. Fear or provocation of violence.
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.
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.
Section
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 IV
EXCLUSION ORDERS
30. Exclusion orders.
31. Offences connected with football.
32. Effect of order.
33. Application to terminate order.
34. Information.
35. Photographs.
36. Prescribed football matches.
37. Extension to other sporting events.
PART V
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
38. Contamination of or interference with goods with intention
of causing public alarm or anxiety, etc.
39. Power to direct trespassers to leave land.
40. Amendments, repeals and savings.
41. Commencement.
42. Extent.
43. Short title.
SCHEDULES :
Schedule 1-Sporting events.
Schedule 2-Other amendments.
Schedule 3-Repeals.