http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/45/section/53/1991-02-01Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982An Act to make provision as regards Scotland for the licensing and regulation of certain activities; for the preservation of public order and safety and the prevention crime; for prohibiting the taking of and dealing with indecent photographs of children; as to certain powers of constables and others; as to lost and abandoned property and property in the possession of persons taken into police custody; as to the rights and duties of the owners and users of certain land, buildings and other structures; as to the making by local authorities of byelaws; and to enable them to make management rules applying to land or premises under their control; as to certain other functions of local authorities and their officers; as to the time when the Burgh Police (Scotland) Acts 1892 to 1911 and certain local statutory provisions cease to have effect; and for connected purposes.]1982-11-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-09-091991-02-01 Part IV Offences, Powers of Constables, <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation> Offences of annoying, offensive, obstructive or dangerous behaviour Obstruction by pedestrians.53Any person who, being on foot in any public place—aobstructs, along with another or others, the lawful passage of any other person and fails to desist on being required to do so by a constable in uniform, orbwilfully obstructs the lawful passage of any other personshall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G
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