http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/64/section/40Public Order Act 1986An 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; to control public processions and assemblies; to control the stirring up of racial hatred; to provide for the exclusion of certain offenders from sporting events; to create a new offence relating to the contamination of or interference with goods; to confer power to direct certain trespassers to leave land; to amend section 7 of the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875, section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953, Part V of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 and the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985; to repeal certain obsolete or unnecessary enactments; and for connected purposes.1986-11-07texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-23Expert Participation2024-04-01 Part V Miscellaneous and General Amendments, repeals and savings.401Schedule 1, which amends the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985 and Part V of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980, shall have effect.2Schedule 2, which contains miscellaneous and consequential amendments, shall have effect.3The enactments mentioned in Schedule 3 (which include enactments related to the subject matter of this Act but already obsolete or unnecessary) are repealed to the extent specified in column 3.4Nothing in this Act affects the common law powers in England and Wales to deal with or prevent a breach of the peace.5As respects Scotland, nothing in this Act affects any power of a constable under any rule of law.1985 c. 57. 1980 c. 62.
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