The Public Order Act 1986 (Amendment) Order 2024 modifies provisions within the Public Order Act 1986, primarily concerning the regulation of public processions, demonstrations, and assemblies.

The Order introduces changes intended to strengthen the ability of the police to impose conditions on protests that cause serious disruption or public nuisance, thereby balancing the right to protest against the maintenance of public order and freedom of movement.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Glasgow Green) Regulations 2026 establish a temporary prohibition on the flying of unmanned aircraft below 1,300 feet above mean sea level over a specified area around Glasgow Green, Scotland, spanning from June 19th to June 21st, 2026, to ensure public safety and security during the TRNSMT Music Festival, with exemptions only for aircraft operated by or specifically permitted by Police Scotland.

These Regulations officially bring Sections 51 and 52 of the Mental Health Act 2025 into legal force starting April 6th, 2026.

Section 51 extends the Human Rights Act 1998 compatibility requirements to mental health services provided by private care providers across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, while Section 52 places a specific duty on the Secretary of State to review and report on the regulations concerning notification to the Care Quality Commission when individuals under eighteen are admitted as inpatients for mental health treatment, applicable only to England.

These Regulations formally revoke the previous statutory instrument that imposed emergency restrictions on flying aircraft within a specified area of Golders Green, London, because the Secretary of State has determined that maintaining the flight restriction is no longer necessary in the public interest following the conclusion of the emergency that prompted the initial order.

The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Order 2024 amends provisions within the primary Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) to update and clarify existing powers related to the interception of communications and targeted surveillance activities undertaken by public authorities in the United Kingdom.

These Regulations, made by the Secretary of State for Justice, amend existing commencement orders related to the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, specifically extending the pilot commencement dates for provisions under Part 3 of the Act in England and Wales until 24th November 2026.

They revise the sunset clauses in the 2024 and 2025 commencement regulations, ensuring that the piloted provisions remain in force in specified areas past the previously scheduled end date of 31st March 2026.

These Regulations amend Schedule 7 of the Online Safety Act 2023 by designating specific criminal acts as 'priority offences,' which imposes specific duties on online service providers to tackle content related to these crimes.

Specifically, the Regulations introduce an offence concerning encouraging or assisting serious self-harm and update provisions regarding offences under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 related to sharing intimate images, having been approved by Parliament and extending across the UK. The legal instrument also revokes the previous related amendment regulations from 2024.

These Regulations, made by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland using powers under the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, formally amend a previous commencement regulation (S.I. 2024/584).

Specifically, they extend the transitional deadline for investigating bodies to prepare or complete investigation reports or take subsequent actions from October 31, 2025, to April 30, 2026.