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Made | 16th July 2002 | ||
Laid before Parliament | 17th July 2002 | ||
Coming into force | 8th August 2002 |
John Denham
Minister of State
Home Office
16th July 2002
Offence creating provision | Description of offence |
Section 31 of the Fire Services Act 1947 (c.41) | Knowingly giving a false alarm to a fire brigade |
Section 5(2) of the Criminal Law Act 1967 (c.58) | Wasting police time or giving false report |
Section 43(1)(b) of the Telecommunications Act 1984 (c.12) | Using public telecommunications system for sending message known to be false in order to cause annoyance |
Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 (c.64) | Behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress |
Offence creating provision | Description of offence |
Section 12 of the Licensing Act 1872 (c.94) | Being drunk in a highway, other public place or licensed premises |
Section 80 of the Explosives Act 1875 (c.17) | Throwing fireworks in a thoroughfare |
Section 55 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949 (c.xxix) | Trespassing on a railway |
Section 56 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949 (c.xxix) | Throwing stones etc. at trains or other things on railways |
Section 169C(3) of the Licensing Act 1964 (c.26) | Buying or attempting to buy alcohol for consumption in a bar in licensed premises by a person under 18 |
Section 91 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c.80) | Disorderly behaviour while drunk in a public place |
Section 12 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c.16) | Consumption of alcohol in designated public place |
[2] "Penalty offence" is defined in section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.back