Flashcards in Public Order Deck (5)
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"Intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress" is covered by which public order act 1986
Section 4a
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You are having dinner at home and can hear lots of swearing from within your neighbours house next door.
You can't hear the swearing from outside though, is there a public order offence and if so, what ?
No
No public order when dwelling to dwelling.
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Which public order offences give you a power of entry ?
Section 4 Public Order Act 1986 under Section 17 of PACE
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Define BoP
There is a breach of peace whenever / wherever:
a) harm is ACTUALLY done, or is LIKELY to be done, to a person, whether by the conduct of the person against whom a Breach of the Peace is alleged or by someone whom it provokes
b) harm is ACTUALLY done, or is LIKELY to be done to a person's property in his presence
c) a person is GENUINELY IN FEAR of harm to himself or his property in his presence, as a result of an assault, affect, riot, unlawful assembly or other disturbance
Public or private
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