▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁Union ▁Fl ags , ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁union ist ▁enc la ves , ▁but ▁in ▁national ist ▁areas ▁where ▁disput es ▁er upt ed ▁and ▁where ▁some ▁Union ▁Fl ags ▁were ▁taken ▁down ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁Tr icol ours . ▁National ists ▁had ▁also ▁organ ised ▁boy cot ts ▁of ▁sh ops ▁which ▁open ly ▁celebrated ▁the ▁coron ation ▁with ▁the ▁display ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Flag , ▁increasing ▁t ension ▁and ▁union ist ▁fear s . ▁The ▁Act ▁took ▁over ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Author ities ▁( Special ▁Pow ers ) ▁Act ▁( N or thern ▁Ireland ) ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁Vi ol ations ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁were ▁pun ish able ▁by ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁fine ▁up ▁to ▁£ 5 0 0 , ▁or ▁up ▁to ▁five ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁ ▁The ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁could ▁on ▁occasion ▁lead ▁to ▁ri oting , ▁most ▁not or iously ▁during ▁the ▁UK ▁General ▁E lection ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁F alls ▁Road ▁in ▁B elf ast . ▁ ▁Reading ▁Henry ▁P atter son , ▁Party ▁versus ▁order : ▁Ul ster ▁Union ism ▁and ▁the ▁Fl ags ▁and ▁Em blem s ▁Act , ▁Contempor ary ▁British ▁History , ▁Vol . ▁ 1 3 , ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁( W inter ▁ 1 9 9 9 ), ▁pp .   1 0 5 – 1 2 9 . ▁Henry ▁P atter son ▁Ireland ▁Since ▁