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4.—(1) After section 9 of the principal Act insert—
(1) The Commission may issue a determination in respect of a proposed protest meeting imposing on the persons organising or taking part in it such conditions as the Commission considers necessary.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the conditions imposed under that subsection may include conditions as to the place at which the meeting may be held, its maximum duration, or the maximum number of persons who may constitute it.
(3) Conditions imposed under subsection (1) may incorporate or be framed by reference to—
(a)the Code of Conduct; or
(b)any other document—
(i)prepared by the person or body organising the protest meeting in question; and
(ii)approved by the Commission for the purposes of this section.
(4) The Commission may, in accordance with the procedural rules, amend or revoke any determination issued under this section.
(5) In considering in any particular case—
(a)whether to issue a determination under this section;
(b)whether to amend or revoke a determination issued under this section; or
(c)what conditions should be imposed by a determination (or amended determination) issued under this section,
the Commission shall have regard to the guidelines.
(6) The guidelines shall in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of section 5(1)) provide for the Commission to have regard to—
(a)any public disorder or damage to property which may result from the protest meeting;
(b)any disruption to the life of the community which the meeting may cause;
(c)any impact which the meeting may have on relationships within the community; and
(d)any failure of a person of a description specified in the guidelines to comply with the Code of Conduct (whether in relation to the meeting in question or the procession to which it relates or in relation to any previous protest meeting or procession).
(7) A person who knowingly fails to comply with a condition imposed under this section shall be guilty of an offence, but it is a defence for him to prove that the failure arose—
(a)from circumstances beyond his control; or
(b)from something done by direction of a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland not below the rank of inspector.
(8) A person who incites another to commit an offence under subsection (7) shall be guilty of an offence.
(9) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (7) or (8) 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.
(1) The Secretary of State shall, on an application made by the Chief Constable, review a determination issued by the Commission under section 9A.
(2) Subsections (2) to (4) and (7) of section 9 apply in relation to a review under this section as they apply in relation to a review under section 9.
(3) A determination of the Commission which is amended by the Secretary of State under this section shall be treated for the purposes of this Act (except section 9A(4)) as if it had been issued by the Commission as so amended.
(4) Where a determination of the Commission in relation to a protest meeting has been revoked by the Secretary of State under this section, the Commission shall not issue any further determination under section 9A in relation to that meeting.”.
(2) In section 2(2)(b) of that Act (general function of Commission to issue determinations in respect of proposed public processions) after “processions” add “ and protest meetings ”.
(3) In section 5(1) of that Act (guidelines as to exercise by Commission of functions under section 8) for “section 8” substitute “ sections 8 and 9A ”.
(4) In section 7(8)(b) of that Act (defence of acting in compliance with conditions imposed under Article 4(2) of Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987) for “Article 4(2) of the Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987” substitute “ section 9A ”.
(5) In section 10 of that Act (saving for powers of constable) for “section 8 or 9” substitute “ sections 8 to 9B ”.
(6) In Article 4 of the Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (NI 7) (power of senior police officer to impose conditions on open-air public meetings) at the end add—
“(7) This Article does not apply in relation to a protest meeting within the meaning of the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998.”.
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