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Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998

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As published

14 Breaking up public procession.

(1) A person who for the purpose of preventing or hindering any lawful public procession or protest meeting or of annoying persons taking part in or endeavouring to take part in any such procession or protest meeting— (a) hinders, molests or obstructs those persons or any of them; (b) acts in a disorderly way towards those persons or any of them; or (c) behaves offensively and abusively towards those persons or any of them, shall be guilty of an offence. (2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.

Your change, as a redline

14 Breaking up public procession.

(1) A person who for the purpose of preventing or hindering any lawful public procession or protest meeting or of annoying persons taking part in or endeavouring to take part in any such procession or protest meeting— (a) hinders, molests or obstructs those persons or any of them; (b) acts in a disorderly way towards those persons or any of them; or (c) behaves offensively and abusively towards those persons or any of them, shall be guilty of an offence. (2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.

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Who it helps, what it costs, what it fixes. It is what persuades people to support it.

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