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PUBLIC ORDER ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1951 - SECT 3A

Endeavours to break up public processions.

3A.(1) Any person who for the purpose of preventing or hindering any lawful
public procession or of annoying persons taking part in or endeavouring to
take part in any such procession hinders, molests, obstructs or acts in a
disorderly manner towards, or behaves offensively and abusively towards, those
persons or any of them shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

(2) If any member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary reasonably suspects any
person of committing or being about to commit or of having committed an
offence under sub-section (1) of this section he may require that person to
declare to him immediately his name and address, and if that person refuses or
fails so to declare his name or address or gives a false name or address he
shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.][

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