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• Public Order 
• 1 Short title
• PART I Preliminary
  • 2 Interpretation
• PART II Meetings
  • 3 Permit required for public meetings
  • 4 Applications for permits for meetings
  • 5 Grant of permits for meetings
  • 6 Power to require dispersal of meetings
  • 7 Offence to take part in unauthorised meeting
  • 8 Non-application of this Part, and suspension of sections 3 to 6
• PART III Marches and Processions
  • 9 Permit required for public marches
  • 10 Applications for permits for marches
  • 11 Grant of permits for marches
  • 12 Leader of march may be required to call on march to disperse
  • 13 Offence to take part in unauthorised march
  • 14 Offence to lead or organise unauthorised marches
  • 15 Suspension of sections 9 to 12
• PART IV Meetings and Marches—Special Provisions
  • 16 Power to prohibit meetings and marches
  • 17 Applications for permits
  • 18 Grant of permits
  • 19 Power to require dispersal of meetings and marches
  • 20 Offence to take part in prohibited meeting or march
  • 21 Exemptions
• PART V Public Offices
  • 22 Interpretation
  • 23 Power to require dispersal of public marches and meetings near scheduled premises
  • 24 Power of member of Force to call on meeting or march to disperse
  • 25 Participants in meeting or march to disperse when called on to do so
  • 26 Inciting
  • 27 Power to amend
• PART VA Affray and Violent and Disorderly Offences
  • 27A Interpretation
  • 27B Affray
  • 27C Violent Disorder
  • 27D Fear of violence
  • 27E Harassment, alarm or distress
  • 27F Procedure: Sections 27B to 27E
• PART VB Public Festivals
  • 27G Interpretation
  • 27H Unlawful entry into a band
• PART VI Miscellaneous
  • 28 Restriction on use of loudspeakers
  • 29 Offence to use loudspeaker contrary to section 28 or after 11.00 p.m. except during election campaign
  • 30 Offence to attempt to break up public meeting
  • 31 Prohibition of offensive conduct conducive to breaches of peace
  • 32 Prohibition of offensive weapons at public meetings and marches
  • 33 Penalty for incitement to racial hatred
  • 34 Penalty for incitement to violence, etc.
  • 35 Power of search
  • 36 Power of arrest
  • 37 Penalties for certain offences under this Act
  • 38 Appeals against refusal of applications for permits