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Disturbances at meetings
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10.—(1) A person who at a lawful public meeting to which this paragraph applies acts, or incites others to act, in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called together is guilty of an illegal practice.
(2) This paragraph applies to a meeting held in Wales by a permitted participant during the referendum period in connection with the referendum.
(3) If a constable reasonably suspects any person (P) of committing an offence under sub- paragraph (1), the constable may, if requested so to do by the chairman of the meeting, require P to declare immediately to the constable P’s name and address and, if P refuses or fails so to declare P’s name and address or gives a false name and address, P is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.
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