Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004, Section 25 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 07 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)In this Part—
“public place” means any place to which the public have access at the material time (whether on payment of a fee or otherwise); and includes—
the doorways or entrances of premises abutting on any such place;
a road (as defined in section 151(1) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54));
any common passage, close, court, stair or yard pertinent to any tenement or group of separately owned houses; and
any place to which the public do not have access but to which persons have unlawfully gained access; and
“relevant locality” has the meaning given by section 19(1)(a).
(2)In this Part, any reference to the presence or behaviour of a group of persons includes a reference to the presence or behaviour of any one or more of the persons in the group.
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