SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3 Amendments
The Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (NI 7)
3
1
The Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 shall be amended as follows.
2
In Article 4(3) for “paragraphs (1) and (2)” there shall be substituted “
paragraph (2)
”
and for “a procession or” (wherever occurring) there shall be substituted “
an
”
.
3
In Article 4(6) for the words from “liable” to the end there shall be substituted the words “
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.
”
.
4
In Article 5(1)(a) for “paragraphs (1) and (2)” there shall be substituted “
paragraph (2)
”
.
5
In Article 5(1) for sub-paragraphs (A) and (B) there shall be substituted—
A
prohibiting the holding in that area or place of an open-air public meeting specified in the order;
B
prohibiting, for such period not exceeding 28 days as may be specified in the order, the holding in that area or place of any open-air public meeting of such class or description as may be so specified; or
C
prohibiting, for such period not exceeding 28 days as may be specified in the order, the holding in that area or place of all open-air public meetings.
6
In Article 5 after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted—
1A
An order under paragraph (1)(B) or (C) may exempt any open-air public meeting, or any class or description of open-air public meeting, specified in the order.
7
In Article 5(5) for “a public procession or” (wherever occurring) there shall be substituted “
an
”
.
8
In Article 5(6) for the words from “liable” to the end there shall be substituted the words “
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.
”
.
9
In Article 24(3) for “Article 7(1) or (2)” there shall be substituted “
Article 7(2)
”
.