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Public Order Act 1986 (Version in vigour from 2022-06-28 to )

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 97 Cited in Related
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Coming into Force28 June 2022
(1) Where 12 or more persons who are present together use or threaten unlawful violence for a common purpose and the conduct of them (taken together) is such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his personal safety, each of the persons using unlawful violence for the common purpose is guilty of riot.(2) It is immaterial whether or not the 12 or more use or threaten unlawful violence simultaneously.(3) The common purpose may be inferred from conduct.(4) No person of reasonable firmness need actually be, or be likely to be, present at the scene.(5) Riot may be committed in private as well as in public places.(6) A person guilty of riot is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or a fine or both.(1) Where 3 or more persons who are present together use or threaten unlawful violence and the conduct of them (taken together) is such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his personal safety, each of the persons using or threatening unlawful violence is guilty of violent disorder.(2) It is immaterial whether or not the 3 or more use or threaten unlawful violence simultaneously.(3) No person of reasonable firmness need actually be, or be likely to be, present at the scene.(4) Violent disorder may be committed in private as well as in public places.(5) A person guilty of violent disorder is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine or both, or on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both.(1) A person is guilty of affray if he uses or threatens 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.(2) Where 2 or more persons use or threaten the

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