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Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
Act of Parliament
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make further provision in relation to criminal justice (including employment in the prison service); to amend or extend the criminal law and powers for preventing crime and enforcing that law; to amend the Video Recordings Act 1984; and for purposes connected with those purposes.
Citation1994 c. 33
Introduced byMichael Howard
Territorial extent England & Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent3 November 1994
CommencementMultiple dates
Other legislation
Amended byCrime and Disorder Act 1998
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It introduced a number of changes to the law, most notably in the restriction and reduction of existing rights, clamping down on unlicensed rave parties, and greater penalties for certain "anti-social" behaviours. The Bill was introduced by Michael Howard, Home Secretary of Prime Minister John Major's Conservative government, and attracted widespread opposition.

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