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public_order [2017/06/16 18:48] frescom |
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added by section 154 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994\\ | added by section 154 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994\\ | ||
Section 5 - Harassment, alarm or distress\\ | Section 5 - Harassment, alarm or distress\\ | ||
- | Section 8 - Interpretation[edit]\\ | + | Section 8 - Interpretation\\ |
This section defines the what is a dwelling "dwelling" and "violence".\\ | This section defines the what is a dwelling "dwelling" and "violence".\\ | ||
- | Section 9 - Offences abolished\\ | ||
- | Section 9(1) abolished the common law offences of riot, rout, unlawful assembly and affray.\\ | ||
- | Section 9(2) abolished the offences under:\\ | ||
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- | 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\\ | Part 2 - Processions and assemblies\\ | ||
Section 11 - Advance notice of public processions \\ | Section 11 - Advance notice of public processions \\ | ||
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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" |