General
I110Repeal of Riot (Damages) Act 1886 and consequential amendments etc
1
The Riot (Damages) Act 1886 is repealed.
2
In section 235 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (liability for damage in case of plundered vessel)—
a
in subsection (2)—
i
for “compensation authority” substitute “
appropriate local policing body
”
;
ii
for “Riot (Damages) Act 1886” substitute “
Riot Compensation Act 2016
”
;
b
after subsection (2) insert—
2A
In subsection (2), “appropriate local policing body” has the same meaning as in the Riot Compensation Act 2016 (see section 1(3) of that Act).
3
Omit the following provisions—
a
in the table in Schedule 9 to the Police Act 1964, the entry relating to the Riot (Damages) Act 1886;
b
section 10(1) of the Public Order Act 1986;
c
paragraphs 9 to 11 of Schedule 7 to the Police Act 1996;
d
paragraph 6 of Schedule 27 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999;
e
paragraph 61 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.