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The Road Races (Northern Ireland) Order 1986

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6.—(1) Any person who—

(a)intentionally obstructs or interferes with the conduct of any motor race authorised under this Order;

(b)intentionally obstructs any constable acting in the course of his duty as such, any marshal or any other person exercising any functions conferred on him by an order made under Article 3, or any person concerned in the management of any such motor race in connection with securing the safety of the public or of any person competing therein;

(c)without lawful authority enters or is found or remains on any specified road;

(d)is the keeper of any animal, or is the person having charge or control of any vehicle, found without lawful authority on any specified road;

(e)otherwise contravenes any provision of an order made under Article 3;

shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of level 3 on the standard scale.

(2) In paragraph (1)(d) “keeper” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2(2) of the Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1976.

(3) A constable or marshal may, with such assistance as may be reasonably necessary, remove—

(a)any person obstructing or interfering with the conduct of any motor race authorised by an order made under Article 3, or found without lawful authority on a specified road; or

(b)any animal or vehicle found on a specified road.

(4) A constable shall not be liable in respect of anything done by him under sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (3) in good faith and without negligence, and no action shall lie at the suit of the owner of the animal or vehicle against the Police Authority for Northern Ireland in respect of anything so done by a constable.

(5) In paragraph (4) references to a constable shall include references to—

(a)a marshal acting on the authority of a constable, and

(b)any other person so acting.

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