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Offence creating provision | Description of offence |
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Section 31 of the Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41) | Knowingly giving a false alarm to a fire brigade |
Section 5(2) of the Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58) | Wasting police time or giving false report |
Section 43(1)(b) of the Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12) | Using public telecommunications system for sending message known to be false in order to cause annoyance |
Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64) | Behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress |
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