An Act to abolish the common law offences of riot, rout, unlawful assembly and affray and certain statutory offences relating to public order; to create new offences relating to public order.
Citation
1986 c. 64
Introduced by
Douglas Hurd
Territorial extent
England and Wales,
Scotland, Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent
7 November 1986
Commencement
1 April 1987[citation needed]
Other legislation
Amended by
Football Spectators Act 1989, Broadcasting Act 1990, Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006, Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, Crime and Courts Act 2013
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
The Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that creates a number of public order offences. They replace similar common law offences and parts of the Public Order Act 1936. It implements recommendations[2] of the Law Commission.
^The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 43 of this Act.
^The Law Commission. Criminal Law: Offences relating to Public Order (Law Com 123). HMSO. 1983.
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