Section 8: Prohibition of acts intended or likely to stir up sectarian hatred

8. Prohibition of acts intended or likely to stir up sectarian hatred.___ A person who__ (a) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviors; or (b) displays, publishes or distributes any written material which is threatening, abusive or insulting; or (c) distributes or shows or plays a recording of visual images or sounds which are threatening, abusive or insulting; or (d) has in his possession written material or a recording or visual images or sounds which are threatening, abusive or insulting with a view to their being displayed or published by himself or another, shall be guilty of an offence if___ (i) he intends thereby to strip up sectarian hatred; or (ii) having regard to all the circumstances, sectarian hatred is likely to be stirred up thereby.

Effective date: 1997-08-16

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