User Tools
public_order
Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
| Next revision | Previous revision | ||
|
public_order [2017/04/22 13:33] phil created |
public_order [2017/06/16 19:02] (current) phil |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| Public Order | Public Order | ||
| + | \\ | ||
| + | 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\\ | ||
| + | This section defines the what is a dwelling "dwelling" and "violence".\\ | ||
| - | Part 1 - New offences[edit] | ||
| - | 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". | ||
| - | Section 9 - Offences abolished[edit] | + | Part 2 - Processions and assemblies\\ |
| - | Section 9(1) abolished the common law offences of riot, rout, unlawful assembly and affray. | + | Section 11 - Advance notice of public processions \\ |
| - | + | ||
| - | Section 9(2) abolished the offences under: | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | section 1 of the Tumultuous Petitioning Act 1661 | + | |
| - | section 1 of the Shipping Offences Act 1793 | + | |
| - | section 23 of the Seditious Meetings Act 1817 | + | |
| - | section 5 of the Public Order Act 1936 | + | |
| - | 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 | ||
| Chief Police Officer has the power to ban public processions up to three months by applying to local authority for a banning order which needs subsequent confirmation from the Home Secretary. | Chief Police Officer has the power to ban public processions up to three months by applying to local authority for a banning order which needs subsequent confirmation from the Home Secretary. | ||
| Section 14 - Imposing conditions on public assemblies | Section 14 - Imposing conditions on public assemblies | ||
| - | provides police the power to impose conditions on assemblies "to prevent serious public disorder, serious criminal damage or serious disruption to the life of the community". The conditions are limited to the specifying of: | + | provides police the power to impose conditions on assemblies "to prevent serious public disorder, serious criminal damage or serious disruption to the life of the community". The conditions are limited to the specifying of:\\ |
| - | the number of people who may take part, | + | the number of people who may take part,\\ |
| - | the location of the assembly, and | + | the location of the assembly, and\\ |
| - | its maximum duration. | + | its maximum duration.\\\ |
| Section 14A -Prohibiting trespassory assemblies | Section 14A -Prohibiting trespassory assemblies | ||
| added by section 70 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, to control "raves" | added by section 70 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, to control "raves" | ||
public_order.1492867994.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017/04/22 13:33 by phil
Page Tools
