SCHEDULE 7 Priority Offences
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SCHEDULE 7 Priority Offences

Section 59

Assisting suicide

1

An offence under section 2 of the Suicide Act 1961 (assisting suicide etc).

2

An offence under section 13 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c 20 (NI)) (assisting suicide etc).

Threats to kill

3

An offence under section 16 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 (threats to kill).

Public order offences, harassment, stalking and fear or provocation of violence

4

An offence under any of the following provisions of the Public Order Act 1986—

(a)     section 4 (fear or provocation of violence);

(b)     section 4A (intentional harassment, alarm or distress);

(c)     section 5 (harassment, alarm or distress);

5

An offence under any of the following provisions of the Public Order Act 1986—

(a)     section 18 (use of words or behaviour or display of written material);

(b)     section 19 (publishing or distributing written material);

(c)     section 21 (distributing, showing or playing a recording);

(d)     section 29B (use of words or behaviour or display of written material);

(e)     section 29C (publishing or distributing written material);

(f)     section 29E (distributing, showing or playing a recording).

6

An offence under

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