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This Order makes provision for an increase in sentence for offences aggravated by hostility, extends Part II of the Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 to cover fear and hatred of a group of persons defined by reference to sexual orientation or disability, increases the penalty for certain offences and creates new offences of aggravated vehicle-taking.