Public Order Law

Question 1

What is the name of the act that gives public authorities (e.g. the police), the power to limit the right to protest and the power to arrest persons who violate public order?

Answer 1

Public Order Act 1986

Question 2

What is the term given to the right that citizens have to go about their ordinary business without undue interference from other citizens?

Note: The police have the power to maintain this term

Answer 2

Queen’s Peace

Question 3

A breach of the peace occurs when:

A person is genuinely in fear of ___ to themselves or their property in their presence as a result of an ______, affray, riot or other disturbance

____ has actually been done to person/property in their presence; or

___ is likely to be done

Answer 3

harm, assault, affray, riot, harm, harm

Question 4

__________ ______ of a public procession (e.g. a march, parade etc.) must be given to the police if procession is intended to achieve one of the following:

Demonstrate support for, or opposition to, the views or _____ of any person(s)

To publicise a cause or ________

To mark or ___________ an event (with the exception of funeral marches or Remembrance Sunday parades)

Answer 4

Advance notice, actions, campaign, commemorate

Question 5

Generally, advance notice for public processions to the police must be given how many days before the proposed date of the procession?

Answer 5

6 clear days (or as soon as reasonably practicable)

Question 6

Generally, advance notice for public processions must be delivered where?

Answer 6

To the police station located in the area where the procession will be held

Question 7

Generally, advance notice for public processions must specify what 4 things in relation to the procession?

Answer 7

1. Day
2. Time
3. Route
4. Name and address of the organiser

Question 8

A police officer can impose conditions on a procession if they reasonably believe they’re necessary to prevent what 3 things?

Answer 8

1. Serious disorder
2. Damage to property/others
3. Disruption to life of the community

Question 9

If the chief constable believes no condition can be imposed to prevent serious disorder, they can apply to ___ all or a specified class of procession for up to _ ______

Answer 9

ban, 3 months

Question 10

Applications to ban a public procession or trespassory assembly should be made to where in:

1. London
2. Anywhere else

Answer 10

1. London = Home Secretary
2. Anywhere else = Local council

Question 11

A public assembly is one of _ __ _____ persons in a ______ place which is at least partially in the ____ ___

Answer 11

2 or more, public, open air

Question 12

Trespassory assemblies are those involving __ __ _____ people on land to which the public have no or _______ _____, usually held without _________, which may result in serious _______ to the community or cause significant _________

Answer 12

20 or more, limited access, permission, disruption, damage

Question 13

The police have the power to stop anyone they ___________ ________ to be on their way to a trespassory assembly which has been banned and direct them not to attend

Answer 13

reasonably believe