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| + | The Public Order Act 1986 (c 64) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It creates a number of public order offences. They replace similar common law offences and parts of the Public Order Act 1936. It implements recommendations[2] of the Law Commission.\\ | ||
| - | The Public Order Act 1986 (c 64) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It creates a number of public order offences. They replace similar common law offences and parts of the Public Order Act 1936. It implements recommendations[2] of the Law Commission. | + | Part 1 - New offences\\ |
| + | Section 1 - Riot\\ | ||
| + | Section 2 - Violent disorder\\ | ||
| + | Section 3 - Affray\\ | ||
| + | Section 4 - Fear or provocation of violence\\ | ||
| + | Section 4A - Intentional harassment, alarm or distress\\ | ||
| + | added by section 154 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994\\ | ||
| + | Section 5 - Harassment, alarm or distress\\ | ||
| + | Section 8 - Interpretation[edit]\\ | ||
| + | This section defines the what is a dwelling "dwelling" and "violence".\\ | ||
| - | Part 1 - New offences[edit]// | + | Section 9 - Offences abolished\\ |
| - | Section 1 - Riot | + | Section 9(1) abolished the common law offences of riot, rout, unlawful assembly and affray.\\ |
| - | Section 2 - Violent disorder | + | |
| - | Section 3 - Affray | + | |
| - | Section 4 - Fear or provocation of violence | + | |
| - | Section 4A - Intentional harassment, alarm or distress | + | |
| - | added by section 154 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 | + | |
| - | Section 5 - Harassment, alarm or distress | + | |
| - | Section 8 - Interpretation[edit] | + | |
| - | This section defines the what is a dwelling "dwelling" and "violence". | + | |
| - | Section 9 - Offences abolished[edit] | + | Section 9(2) abolished the offences under:\\ |
| - | Section 9(1) abolished the common law offences of riot, rout, unlawful assembly and affray. | + | |
| - | Section 9(2) abolished the offences under: | + | section 1 of the Tumultuous Petitioning Act 1661\\ |
| - | + | section 1 of the Shipping Offences Act 1793\\ | |
| - | section 1 of the Tumultuous Petitioning Act 1661 | + | section 23 of the Seditious Meetings Act 1817\\ |
| - | section 1 of the Shipping Offences Act 1793 | + | section 5 of the Public Order Act 1936\\ |
| - | section 23 of the Seditious Meetings Act 1817 | + | Part 2 - Processions and assemblies\\ |
| - | section 5 of the Public Order Act 1936 | + | Section 11 - Advance notice of public processions \\ |
| - | Part 2 - Processions and assemblies[edit] | + | |
| - | Section 11 - Advance notice of public processions | + | |
| requires at least 6 clear days' written notice to be given to the police before most public processions, including details of the intended time and route, and giving the name and address of at least one person proposing to organise it; creates offences for the organisers of a procession if they do not give sufficient notice, or if the procession diverges from the notified time or route | requires at least 6 clear days' written notice to be given to the police before most public processions, including details of the intended time and route, and giving the name and address of at least one person proposing to organise it; creates offences for the organisers of a procession if they do not give sufficient notice, or if the procession diverges from the notified time or route | ||
| - | Section 12 - Imposing conditions on public processions | + | Section 12 - Imposing conditions on public processions\\ |
| provides police the power to impose conditions on processions "to prevent serious public disorder, serious criminal damage or serious disruption to the life of the community" | provides police the power to impose conditions on processions "to prevent serious public disorder, serious criminal damage or serious disruption to the life of the community" | ||
| Section 13 - Prohibiting public processions | Section 13 - Prohibiting public processions | ||
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