Public Order Flashcards
Section 1 of the public order act 1986 riot
Where 12 or more persons who are present together use or threatened unlawful violence for a common purpose and the conduct of them taking together as such would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for their personal safety
Section 2 of the public order act 1986 violent disorder
Where 3 or more persons who are present together use or threatened unlawful violence and the conduct of them taking together as such would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for their personal safety
Section 3 of the public order act 1986 Affray
A person is guilty of affray if he uses or threatened unlawful violence towards another and his conduct is such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his personal safety
Section 4 of the public order act 1986 provocation of violence
A person is guilty of an offence if he;
A) uses towards another person threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or
B)Distribute or displays to another person any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting,
With intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence will be used against him or another by another person, or to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence by that person or another, or Whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence will be used or it is likely that such violence will be provoked
Section 4a of the public order act 1986 Intentional harassment, alarm or distress
A person is guilty of an offence if, with intent to cause a person harassment, alarm or distress, he
a) Uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or
b) Displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting, thereby causing that or another person harassment, alarm or distress
Section 5 of the public order act 1986
A person is guilty of an offence if they,
a) Used threatening or abusive words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or
b) Display any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening or abusive within the site or hearing of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby
Breach of the peace, common law
A breach of the peace is committed whenever harm is done, or is likely to be done to a person or in his presence to his property or whenever person is in fear of being harmed through an assault, affray , riot or other disturbance
Threats to Kill Section 16 of the offences against the Person act 1861
A person who without lawful excuse makes to another a threat, intending that that other would fear it would be carried out, to kill that other or third person shall be guilty of an offence
