Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c. 2)

1. Introductory Text

2. The Commission

   1. 1. The Commission.

   2. 2. Functions of the Commission.

   3. 3. Code of Conduct.

   4. 4. Procedural rules.

   5. 5. Guidelines.

3. Advance notice of public processions and related protest meetings

   1. 6. Advance notice of public processions.

   2. 7. Advance notice of protest meetings related to public processions.

4. The Commission’s powers to impose conditions on public processions

   1. 8. The Commission’s powers to impose conditions on public processions.

   2. 9. Review by Secretary of State of determination of Commission under section 8.

   3. 10. Saving for powers of a constable.

5. The Commission's powers to impose conditions on protest meetings

   1. 9A. The Commission's powers to impose conditions on public protests

   2. 9B. Review by Secretary of State of determination of Commission under section 9A

6. Secretary of State’s powers to prohibit public processions

   1. 11. Secretary of State’s powers to prohibit public processions.

7. Secretary of State's powers to prohibit protest meetings

   1. 11A. Secretary of State's powers to prohibit protest meetings

8. General regulation of public processions

   1. 12. Registration of bands taking part in public processions.

   2. 13. Control of alcohol at public processions.

   3. 14. Breaking up public procession.

9. Supplementary

   1. 15. Powers of arrest.

   2. 16. Regulations and orders.

   3. 17. Interpretation.

   4. 18. Amendments and repeals.

   5. 19. Short title, commencement, transitional provision and extent.

10. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

       The Commission

       1. Status

          1. 1. (1) The Commission shall be a body corporate.

       2. Membership

          1. 2. (1) The Commission shall consist of— (a) a chairman; and...

       3. Term of office

          1. 3. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a...

       4. Remuneration

          1. 4. The Secretary of State may pay to the chairman and...

       5. Procedure

          1. 5. (1) The quorum for a meeting of the Commission shall...

       6. Staff

          1. 6. (1) The Commission may, with the approval of the Secretary...

       7. Validity of proceedings

          1. 7. The validity of any proceedings of the Commission shall not...

       8. Seal

          1. 8. The application of the seal of the Commission shall be...

       9. Contracts, etc.

          1. 9. (1) Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or...

       10. Evidence

           1. 10. A document purporting to be— (a) duly executed under the...

       11. Finance

           1. 11. The Secretary of State may make payments to the Commission...

       12. Accounts and audit

           1. 12. (1) The Commission shall— (a) keep proper accounts and proper...

       13. Annual report

           1. 13. (1) The Commission shall, within such period after the end...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Provisions relating to code of conduct, procedural rules and guidelines

       1. Interpretation

          1. 1. In this Schedule “relevant instrument” means— (a) the Code of...

       2. The first issue of relevant instruments

          1. 2. As soon as practicable after it is established, the Commission...

          2. 3. The Commission shall then send the draft of each relevant...

          3. 4. A relevant instrument laid before Parliament in draft under paragraph...

       3. Revision of a relevant instrument

          1. 5. Where the Commission proposes to revise a relevant instrument, it...

          2. 6. After complying with paragraph 5, the Commission shall submit the...

          3. 7. The Commission shall then send the draft of the revised...

          4. 8. A revised relevant instrument laid before Parliament in draft under...

       4. Admissibility of relevant instruments

          1. 9. A relevant instrument shall be admissible in evidence in civil...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Amendments

       1. The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

          1. 1. In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of...

       2. The Northern Ireland Assembly (Disqualification) Act 1975 (c. 25)

          1. 2. In Part II of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland...

       3. The Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (NI 7)

          1. 3. (1) The Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 shall be...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Repeals