{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-order-act-2023/section-33",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-order-act-2023/section-33.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2023/15",
  "legislation_title": "Public Order Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-order-act-2023",
  "path": "section/33",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Consequential amendments",
  "text": "(1) In section 3(2) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (functions of the Director of Public Prosecutions), before paragraph (g) insert—\n“(fi) to have the conduct of applications for orders under section 20(1)(b) of the Public Order Act 2023 (serious disruption prevention orders on conviction);”.\n(2) In section 379(1) of the Sentencing Code (other behaviour orders etc), after the entry for the Elections Act 2022 insert—\n“\nPublic Order Act 2023\nsection 20\nserious disruption prevention order\nprotest-related offence within the meaning of Part 2 of that Act.\n”",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 33 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 35(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 33 in force at 5.4.2024 by S.I. 2024/472, reg. 2(l)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/15/section/33",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:53:10.834893+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."
}