Libraries Offences Act 1898
1898 c.53
An Act to provide for the Punishment of Offences in Libraries.
1 Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Libraries Offences Act 1898.
2 Penalty for offences.
Any person who, in any library or reading-room to which this Act applies, to the annoyance or disturbance of any person using the same,—
1
behaves in a disorderly manner;
2
uses violent, abusive, or obscene language;
F43
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4
or who, after proper warning, persists in remaining therein beyond the hours fixed for the closing of such library or reading-room,
shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding F1level 1 on the standard scale.
3 Application of Act.
This Act shall apply—
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4 Extent of Act.
This Act shall not apply to Scotland or Ireland.