{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022/schedule-9/paragraph-35",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022/schedule-9/paragraph-35.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2022/37",
  "legislation_title": "Elections Act 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022",
  "path": "schedule/9/paragraph/35",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "35",
  "heading": "Public Order Act 1986",
  "text": "An offence under any of the following provisions of the Public Order Act 1986—\n(a) section 1 (riot);\n(b) section 2 (violent disorder);\n(c) section 3 (affray);\n(d) section 4 (using threatening or abusive words or behaviour etc with intent to cause fear of violence etc);\n(e) section 4A (intentional harassment, alarm or distress);\n(ea) section 4B (intentional harassment, alarm or distress on account of sex);\n(f) section 5 (using threatening or abusive words or behaviour within the hearing or sight of someone likely to be caused alarm or distress);\n(g) section 18 (racial hatred: use of words or behaviour or display of written material);\n(h) section 19 (racial hatred: publishing or distributing written material);\n(i) section 20 (racial hatred: public performance of play);\n(j) section 21 (racial hatred: distributing, showing or playing a recording);\n(k) section 22 (racial hatred: broadcasting or including programme in programme service);\n(l) section 29B (religious hatred or hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation: use of words or behaviour or display of written material);\n(m) section 29C (religious hatred or hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation: publishing or distributing written material);\n(n) section 29D (religious hatred or hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation: public performance of play);\n(o) section 29E (religious hatred or hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation: distributing, showing or playing a recording);\n(p) section 29F (religious hatred or hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation: broadcasting or including programme in programme service).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 9 para. 35(ea) inserted (1.4.2026) by Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023 (c. 47), ss. 3(3), 4(3); S.I. 2026/344, reg. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 9 para. 35 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 67(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 9 para. 35 in force at 1.11.2023 by S.I. 2023/1145, reg. 3(j)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/37/schedule/9/paragraph/35",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:56:13.345203+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}