The Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987
Northern Ireland Order in Council 1987 No. 463 — creates 26 criminal offences.
- Made
- 18 March 1987
- In force from
- 2 April 1987
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Public order, protest, anti-social behaviour and street offences
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This Order repeals and re-enacts with amendments the Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. The principal amendments are to alter the length of advance notice to be given of a public procession, to add to the matters to be notified, to widen the grounds on which conditions may be imposed by the police on public processions and on which the Secretary of State may prohibit public processions and open-air public meetings and to confer on the police new powers to impose conditions on open-air public meetings. The Order also amends the law on incitement to hatred and repeals the Flags and Emblems (Display) Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
Offences created by this instrument
- Schedule 1 Schedule 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Publishing or distributing written material article 10(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Distributing, showing or playing a recording article 11(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Broadcasting or including programme in cable programme service article 12(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Possession of matter intended or likely to stir up hatred or arouse fear article 13(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Possession of matter intended or likely to stir up hatred or arouse fear article 13(1)(b) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Riotous or disorderly behaviour in public place article 18(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Riotous or disorderly behaviour in public place article 18(1)(b) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Provocative conduct in public place or at public meeting or procession article 19(1) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Provocative conduct in public place or at public meeting or procession article 19(1)(c) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Obstructive sitting, etc., in public place article 20(1) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Wearing of uniform in public place or at public meeting article 21(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Carrying of offensive weapon in public place article 22(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A constable, if so requested by an authorised person, may remove from a public building any person who commits an… article 23(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Powers of arrest article 24(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Advance notice of public processions article 3(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Advance notice of public processions article 3(5)(b) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Imposing conditions on public processions and open-air public meetings article 4(5) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Prohibiting public processions and open-air public meetings article 5(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Prohibiting public processions and open-air public meetings article 5(5)(b) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Taking part in public procession as member of unregistered band article 6(3) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Taking part in public procession as member of unregistered band article 6(3)(b) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Endeavours to break up public processions or public meetings article 7(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Endeavours to break up public processions or public meetings article 7(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Endeavours to break up public processions or public meetings article 7(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Use of words or behaviour or display of written material article 9(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
How Parliament handled it
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Check the source
- This instrument on legislation.gov.uk The authoritative text, including amendments made since
- Other instruments from 1987