{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-order-act-1986/section-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-order-act-1986/section-29.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/64",
  "legislation_title": "Public Order Act 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-order-act-1986",
  "path": "section/29",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Part—\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n“distribute”, and related expressions, shall be construed in accordance with section 19(3) (written material) and section 21(2) (recordings);\n“dwelling” means any structure or part of a structure occupied as a person’s home or other living accommodation (whether the occupation is separate or shared with others) but does not include any part not so occupied, and for this purpose “structure” includes a tent, caravan, vehicle, vessel or other temporary or movable structure;\n“programme” means any item which is included in a programme service;\n“programme service” has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Act 1990;\n“publish”, and related expressions, in relation to written material, shall be construed in accordance with section 19 (3);\n“racial hatred” has the meaning given by section 17;\n“recording” has the meaning given by section 21(2), and “play” and “show”, and related expressions, in relation to a recording, shall be construed in accordance with that provision; “recording” means any record from which visual images or sounds may, by any means, be reproduced;\n“written material” includes any sign or other visible representation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Definitions repealed by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), ss. 164(5)(a), 203(3), Sch. 21"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 29 repealed (S.) (1.4.2024) by Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 14), s. 21(2), sch. 2 para. 1(5)(a); S.S.I. 2024/82, reg. 2 (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words substituted by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), s. 164(5)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Definition inserted by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), s. 164(5)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 29 substituted (S.) (1.4.2024) by Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 14), s. 21(2), sch. 2 para. 1(5)(b); S.S.I. 2024/82, reg. 2 (with reg. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/64/section/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:53:53.024565+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."
}