The Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Code of Conduct) Order 2005
This Order appoints 15th April 2005 as the date on which the revised Code of Conduct under section 3(2) of the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”), which provides guidance to persons organising a public procession or protest meeting and regulates the conduct of persons organising, taking part in or supporting such a procession or organising or taking part in such a meeting, is to come into operation. Article 3(2) of the Public Processions (Amendment)(Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/857 (N.I. 2)) amended section 3(1)(b) of the 1998 Act to provide for the Code of Conduct to regulate the conduct of persons supporting a public procession.