public order act

• s1 riot 


  12 or more persons, use/threaten unlawful violence for a common purpose would cause a person to fear for personal safety
• Riot - Maximum sentence


  10 years
• s2 Violent Disorder


  3 or more persons use/threaten unlawful violence and conduct would cause a person to fear for personal safety
• Violent Disorder - Maximum sentence


  5 years
• s3 affray 


  A person uses/threatens unlawful violence and conduct would cause a person to fear for personal safety
• Affray - Maximum sentence


  3 years
• s4 Fear or Provocation of Violence


  1. Uses towards a person threatening, abusive,or insulting words or behavior or 2. Distributes/displays to a person writing, sign or visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting with intent to cause the person to believe immediate unlawful violence will be used against him, or to provoke immediate use of unlawful violence
• Fear or Provocation of Violence - Maximum sentence


  6 months
• s4a Harassment, Alarm or Distress


  1. threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or b) displays any writing, sign or visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting, causing harassment, alarm or distress
• Harassment, Alarm or Distress - Maximum sentence


  6 months
• s5 Harassment, Alarm or Distress (no intent required)


  Same as above BUT-no need to show INTENTION-Just likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress
• Section 14 of the Public Order Act allows police to impose conditions on a protest if they believe it may result in serious disruption or violence.
• ilegal forms of assembly 


  s63-66 CJIPOA - can remove people from a rave

  s68 CJIPOA - can remove trespassers