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It advocated the abolition of the common law offences of affray, riot, rout, and unlawful assembly. It argued the changes it recommended to public order legislation made it more practical to use, and make the law more comprehensible to the courts and juries. [2] The long title of the Act details the intention of the Public Order Act 1986: [4]
Text of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Neighbours From Hell in Britain: Harassment from your Neighbour; Weaver v. NATHFE - Race Discrimination Case; A Flight into the Cuckoo's Nest A comprehensive account of the Weaver case
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.
Clause (c) allows for a defence on the grounds of reasonable behaviour. This interpretation will depend upon case law. In Dehal v Crown Prosecution Service, Mr Justice Moses ruled that in cases involving freedom of expression, prosecution is unlawful unless it is necessary to prevent public disorder: "a criminal prosecution was unlawful as a result of section 3 of the Human Rights Act and ...
Doing an act tending and intending to pervert the course of public justice [3] is an offence under the common law of England and Wales. Perverting the course of justice can be any of three acts: Fabricating or disposing of evidence; Intimidating or threatening a witness or juror; Intimidating or threatening a judge; Also criminal are:
Witness tampering is a criminal offense even if the attempt to tamper is unsuccessful. [3] The offense also covers the intimidation of not only a witness themselves, but also intimidation of "another person" (i.e., a third party, such as a witness's spouse) in order to intimidate the witness. [3]
The UK Protected Persons Service (UKPPS) is a service provided by the government of the United Kingdom that provides personal protection to people at risk of serious harm, such as those requiring witness protection or at threat from domestic abuse, honour-based violence, or organized crime. [1]
On 12 December 2012, the House of Lords voted in favour of amending the Public Order Act to remove the word "insulting". In January 2013, the government announced that it would accept the amendment, despite having previously opposed it. The amendment to the Public Order Act was duly passed into law, as section 57 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013.