Paragraph 102 Public orderF1
An offence under any of the following provisions of the Public Order Act 1986—
section 1 (riot);
section 2 (violent disorder);
section 3 (affray);
section 4 (fear or provocation of violence);
section 4A (intentional harassment, alarm or distress);
section 4B (intentional harassment, alarm or distress on account of sex);
section 5 (harassment alarm or distress);
section 18 (use of words or behaviour or display of written material);
section 19 (publishing or distributing written material);
section 20 (public performance of play);
section 21 (distributing, showing or playing a recording);
section 22 (broadcasting or including programme in cable programme service);
section 23 (possession of racially inflammatory material);
section 29B (use of words or behaviour or display of written material);
section 29C (publishing or distributing written material);
section 29D (public performance of play);
section 29E (distributing, showing or playing recording);
section 29F (broadcasting or including programme in programme service); and
section 29G (possession of inflammatory material).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Schs. 8A, 8B inserted (S.) (8.2.2016) by The Police Act 1997 and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Remedial (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/423), arts. 1(2), 3(8) (with arts. 5-10, 12)
- F2
Sch. 8B para. 102(ea) inserted (1.4.2026) by Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023 (c. 47), ss. 3(2), 4(3); S.I. 2026/344, reg. 2(c)