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Removal of provocative emblems. 2.(1) Where any police officer, having regard to the time or place at which and the circumstances in which any emblem is being displayed, apprehends that the display of such emblem may occasion a breach of the peace, he may require the person displaying or responsible for the display of such emblem to discontinue such display or cause it to be discontinued; and any person who refuses or fails to comply with such a requirement shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. (2) Where (a)a requirement under the preceding sub-section is not complied with; or (b)the person responsible for such display is not readily available; or (c)no person, or no person responsible for such display and capable of complying with such a requirement, is present on or in any lands or premises whereon or wherein such an emblem is being displayed; (3) It shall be a good defence to any proceedings (whether civil or criminal) against a police officer or constable in respect of anything done or omitted to be done for the purpose or in the course of carrying into effect the provisions of this section, to prove that anything in respect of which the proceedings have been instituted was done, or as the case may be omitted, in good faith for the purpose or in the course of carrying into effect any of those provisions. (4) In this section the expression "emblem" includes a flag of any kind other than the Union flag, and the expression "police officer" means an officer, head-constable or sergeant of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
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