Paragraph 35 Public Order Act 1986I1 I2

United Kingdom

An offence under any of the following provisions of the Public Order Act 1986—

(a)

section 1 (riot);

(b)

section 2 (violent disorder);

(c)

section 3 (affray);

(d)

section 4 (using threatening or abusive words or behaviour etc with intent to cause fear of violence etc);

(e)

section 4A (intentional harassment, alarm or distress);

F1(ea)

section 4B (intentional harassment, alarm or distress on account of sex);

(f)

section 5 (using threatening or abusive words or behaviour within the hearing or sight of someone likely to be caused alarm or distress);

(g)

section 18 (racial hatred: use of words or behaviour or display of written material);

(h)

section 19 (racial hatred: publishing or distributing written material);

(i)

section 20 (racial hatred: public performance of play);

(j)

section 21 (racial hatred: distributing, showing or playing a recording);

(k)

section 22 (racial hatred: broadcasting or including programme in programme service);

(l)

section 29B (religious hatred or hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation: use of words or behaviour or display of written material);

(m)

section 29C (religious hatred or hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation: publishing or distributing written material);

(n)

section 29D (religious hatred or hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation: public performance of play);

(o)

section 29E (religious hatred or hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation: distributing, showing or playing a recording);

(p)

section 29F (religious hatred or hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation: broadcasting or including programme in programme service).

Annotations

F1: 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)