Public Order Act 1963

The Public Order Act 1963^[1]
Dates
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to increase the penalties for offences under section 5 of the Public Order Act 1936 and section 1 of the Public Meeting Act 1908.
Citation	1963 c.52
Territorial extent	England and Wales and Scotland^[2]
Royal assent	31 July 1963
Commencement	31 July 1963^[3]
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Public Order Act 1963 (c.52) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Changes to penalties and mode of trial

Section 1(1) increased the penalties to which a person guilty of an offence under section 5 of the Public Order Act 1936 (conduct conducive to breach of the peace) or under section 1(1) of the Public Meeting Act 1908 (endeavouring to break up meetings) was liable. It also provided that the offence under the Public Order Act 1936 was to become triable on indictment. It provided that a person guilty of either of those offences was liable on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding £500, or to both, or on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding £100, or to both. This did not apply to offences committed before 31 July 1963.^[4]

Consequential amendments

Section 1(2) effected consequential amendments to section 7(2) of the Public Order Act 1936 and section 1(1) of the Public Meetings Act 1908 which had previously specified the penalty and mode of trial for those two offences.

References

↑ This short title was conferred by section 2(1) of the Act.
↑ The Public Order Act 1963, section 2(2)
↑ The Act came into force on receiving royal assent because no other date was specified.
↑ The Public Order Act 1963, section 1(3)

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Public Order Act 1963

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