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Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

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Schedule 4: Penalty offences and penalties

This Schedule lists the offences covered by the Penalty Notices created by Part 6 and the penalty payable in respect of that penalty offence.

The offences and the penalties are:

  • indecent behaviour in any street, road, highway or other public place, or in any place to which the public have access - £40

  • theft (guidance will state this is for first-time shoplifting only) - £80

  • destroying, damaging or intending to do so to any property belonging to or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged (guidance will state this is for damage valued at under £200) - £80

  • drunk in any road or other public place - £40

  • disorderly behaviour in any public place - £80

  • behaviour likely to cause a breach of the peace in a public place - £80

  • assaulting, resisting, obstructing or impeding a constable in the execution of his duty - £80

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