A local authority may make an expedited public spaces protection order (an "expedited order") in relation to a public place within the local authority's area if satisfied on reasonable grounds that three conditions are met.
The second condition is that activities carried on, or likely to be carried on, in the public place by one or more individuals in the course of a protest or demonstration have had, or are likely to have, the effect of—
The third condition is that the effect or likely effect mentioned in subsection (3)—
An expedited order is an order that identifies the public place referred to in subsection (1) ("the restricted area") and—
The only prohibitions or requirements that may be imposed are ones that are reasonable to impose in order—
A prohibition or requirement may be framed—
An expedited order must—
An expedited order may not be made in relation to a public place if that place (or any part of it) is or has been the subject of an expedited order ("the earlier order"), unless the period specified in subsection (11) has expired.
In subsection (9) the second reference to "an expedited order" is to be read as including a reference to a public spaces protection order (made after the day on which this section comes into force) which neither prohibited nor required anything that could not have been prohibited or required by an expedited order.
The period specified in this subsection is the period of a year beginning with the day on which the earlier order ceased to have effect.
An expedited order must be published in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State.
For the purposes of subsection (2), a public place that is coextensive with, includes, or is wholly or partly within, a school or site is regarded as being "in the vicinity of" that school or site.
In this section references to a "school" are to be read as including a 16 to 19 Academy.
In this section "test and trace services" means—