# Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 (repealed), Section 31: Display of support in public for a proscribed organisation.

Extent: N.I.

Any person who in a public place—
(a) wears any item of dress; or
(b) wears, carries or displays any article, in such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable apprehension that he is a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation is guilty of an offence and liable—
(i) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine or both;
(ii) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/22/section/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-emergency-provisions-act-1996-repealed/section-31
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