Police Act 1997

[F1 Common law offences S

Textual Amendments

F1 Schs. 8A, 8B inserted (S.) (8.2.2016) by The Police Act 1997 and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Remedial (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/423), arts. 1(2), 3(8) (with arts. 5-10, 12)

1. S An offence of perverting, or attempting to pervert, the course of justice (by whatever means and however the offence is described), including in particular—

(a) false accusation of a crime;

(b) perjury;

(c) prevarication on oath;

(d) prison breaking; and

(e) subornation of perjury.

2. S Assault excluding any assault of a kind listed in Schedule 8A.

3. S Breach of the peace.

4. S Clandestinely taking possession.

5. S Culpable and reckless conduct.

6. S Culpable and reckless endangering of the public.

7. S Culpable and reckless fireraising.

8. S Embezzlement.

9. S False accusation of a crime.

10. S Fraud.

11. S Housebreaking with intent to steal.

12. S Mobbing and rioting.

13. S Opening a lockfast place with intent to steal.

14. S Public indecency.

15. S Reset (excluding reset of plagium).

16. S Robbery.

17. S Theft (excluding plagium).

18. S Uttering.

19. S Wilful fireraising.]