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94An offence under any of the following provisions of the Public Order Act 1986—
(a)section 1 (riot),
(b)section 2 (violent disorder),
(c)section 3 (affray),
(d)section 4 (fear or provocation of violence),
(e)section 4A (intentional harassment, alarm or distress),
(f)section 5 (harassment alarm or distress),
(g)section 18 (use of words or behaviour or display of written material),
(h)section 19 (publishing or distributing written material),
(i)section 20 (public performance of play),
(j)section 21 (distributing, showing or playing a recording),
(k)section 22 (broadcasting or including programme in cable programme service),
(l)section 23 (possession of racially inflammatory material),
(m)section 29B (use of words or behaviour or display of written material),
(n)section 29C (publishing or distributing written material),
(o)section 29D (public performance of play),
(p)section 29E (distributing, showing or playing a recording),
(q)section 29F (broadcasting or including programme in programme service),
(r)section 29G (possession of inflammatory material).
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