PART 1Amendments of the 1998 Act
Amendment of section 7 of the 1998 Act3
1
Section 7 of the 1998 Act (advance notice of protest meetings related to public processions)4 is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
for “(2) to (4)” substitute “(1A) to (4A)”; and
b
omit the words from “to a member” to the end of that subsection.
3
After subsection (1) insert—
1A
Notice under this section shall be—
a
left with a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland not below the rank of sergeant at the police station nearest to the place at which the meeting is to be held; or
b
sent to the Police Service of Northern Ireland by permitted electronic means (see section 7A).
4
After subsection (4) insert—
4A
Where notice is sent by permitted electronic means, the signature required by subsection (3)(b) is a permitted electronic signature (see section 7A).