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The Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Notice of Processions) (Exceptions) Order 1998

S.I. 1998/956 · Made 1 April 1998

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NORTHERN IRELAND

Made 1st April 1998

Laid before Parliament 6th April 1998

Coming into force 1st May 1998

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 6(5)(b) of the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998f1 hereby makes the following Order:—

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Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 2.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Revocation
  3. 3Advance notice of public processions
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Notice of Processions) (Exceptions) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st May 1998.

2Revocation

The Public Order (Exceptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998f1, which was made by the Secretary of State on 24th February 1998, is hereby revoked.

3Advance notice of public processions

Section 6 of the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (advance notice of public processions) does not apply to any public procession to be organised by the Salvation Army along a route customarily followed by them.

Signature

Marjorie Mowlam

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office

1st April 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that the requirement in section 6 of the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 to give advance notice of a public procession does not apply to any public procession to be organised by the Salvation Army along a route customarily followed by them.

The Order also revokes the Public Order (Exceptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.I. 1998/583) which was made by the Secretary of State on 24th February 1998.