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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marriage-same-sex-couples-act-2013/schedule-7/paragraph-28",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2013/30",
  "legislation_title": "Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marriage-same-sex-couples-act-2013",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/28",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 29JA of the Public Order Act 1986 (protection of freedom of expression (sexual orientation)) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.\n(2) The existing provision of section 29JA becomes subsection (1) of that section.\n(3) After that provision insert—\n“(2) In this Part, for the avoidance of doubt, any discussion or criticism of marriage which concerns the sex of the parties to marriage shall not be taken of itself to be threatening or intended to stir up hatred.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 28 in force at 13.3.2014 by S.I. 2014/93, art. 3(k)(ii)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/30/schedule/7/paragraph/28",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:02.807963+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."
}