4202 LEGISLATION

Question 1

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

anti-social behaviour act 2003

Answer 1

Behaviour by a person that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household

Question 2

ASSAULT

s39, s47, s20, s18

Answer 2

Any act that intentionally or recklessly causes another to apprehend immediate unlawful personal violence

Question 3

BURGLARY 9(1)(a)

Answer 3

Any person who enters a building or part of a building, as a trespasser, with the intent to steal, inflict GBH, damage property

Question 4

BURGLARY 9(1)(b)

Answer 4

Any person who having entered a building or part of a building as a trespasser, steals or inflicts GBH

Question 5

AGGRAVATED BURGLARY

Answer 5

Any person who commits burglary 9(1)(a) or 9(1)(b), and at the time of doing so, has with them a Weapon of offence, Imitation firearm, Firearm, Explosive

Question 6

BREACH OF PEACE

Answer 6

Whenever and wherever harm is actually done or is likely to be done to a person, or to a person’s property, in that person’s presence, or a person is in fear of being harmed.

Question 7

CRIMINAL ATTEMPTS

Answer 7

A person does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the offence, then they are guilty of attempting to commit the offence

Question 8

CRIMINAL DAMAGE

Answer 8

A person commits an offence who without lawful excuse, destroys or damages any property belonging to another, intending to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged

Question 9

CRIMINAL DAMAGE ENDANGERING LIFE

Answer 9

A person commits an offence who without lawful excuse, destroys or damages any property belonging to another, intending to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged AND intending by the destruction or damage to endanger the life of another or being reckless as to whether the life of another would be dangerous

Question 10

THEFT

Answer 10

Dishonestly appropriate property, belonging to another, with the intention to permanently deprive the other of it

Question 11

ABSTRACTING ELECTRICITY

Answer 11

A person who dishonestly uses, without due authority or dishonestly causes to be wasted or diverted, any electricity from any source, shall commit an offence

Question 12

ROBBERY

Answer 12

Steals and immediately before doing so, or at the time of doing so and in order to do so, uses force on any person or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force

Question 13

HANDLING STOLEN GOODS

Answer 13

A person handles stolen goods if, otherwise than in the course of stealing, knowing or believing them to be stolen goods, dishonestly receives the goods, or dishonestly undertakes in their retention, removal, realisation or disposal, by or for the benefit of another, or if he arranges to do any of the above

Question 14

GOING EQUIPPED FOR THEFT/ BURGLARY

Answer 14

When not at their place of abode, has with them any article for use in the course of, or in connection with any burglary or theft

Question 15

FOUND ON ENCLOSED

Answer 15

Every person being found in or upon any dwelling/ house, warehouse, coach house, stable, outhouse or in any enclosed yard, or garden or area for an unlawful purpose

Question 16

POSSESSION OF OFFENSIVE WEAPON

Answer 16

Any person, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse to have with them, in any public place an offensive weapon
(note: now illegal in PRIVATE PLACE for weapons on offensive weapons order, CJA 1988)

Question 17

“OFFENSIVE WEAPON”

Answer 17

Any article made or adapted for causing injury or intended by the person having it with themselves or some other person

Question 18

BLADED/POINTED ARTICLES

Answer 18

Any person who has with them any article which has a blade or is sharply pointed in a public place without good reason or lawful authority commits an offence
(note: now illegal in PRIVATE PLACE for weapons on offensive weapons order, CJA 1988)

Question 19

FRAUD

Answer 19

A person is guilty of an offence if they are in breach of any of the sections listed in section 1 Fraud Act, which provide different ways of commiting the offence:
Sec 2: Fraud by false representation
Sec 3: Fraud by failing to disclose information
Sec 4: Fraud by abuse of position

Question 20

MAKING OFF WITHOUT PAYMENT

Answer 20

It is an offence for a person who knowing that payment on the spot for any goods supplied or service done is required or expected from him, dishonestly makes off without having paid as required or expected and does so with intent to avoid payments of the amount due

Question 21

PUBLIC ORDER

Answer 21

Disruptive behaviour that deprives others of the peace

s5: Harrassment, alarm, distress
s4a: Harrassment, alarm, distress with intent
s4: Fear of provocation of violence
s3: Affray
s2: Violent disorder
s1: Riot

Question 22

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY

Answer 22

It is an offence for any person, whilst drunk in a public place, to be guilty of disorderly behaviour

Question 23

POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED DRUG

Answer 23

A person who has possession of a controlled drug (A,B or C) without lawful authority and has knowledge that he/she has the substance, commits an offence of unlawful possession

Question 24

SUPPLY OF A CONTROLLED DRUG

Answer 24

A person who unlawfully supplies or is concerned with the supply to another, or offers to supply, or is concerned in the making of an offer of a controlled drug, is guilty of supplying a controlled drug

Question 25

POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO SUPPLY (PWITS)

Answer 25

A person possesses a controlled drug with the intent to supply

Question 26

CULTIVATING CANNABIS

Answer 26

It is an offence for any person to unlawfully cultivate any plant of the genus ‘cannabis’

Question 27

SEARCHING under MISSUSE DRUGS ACT 1971

Answer 27

SEC 23. If a CON has reasonable grounds to suspect a person is in possession of a controlled drug in contravention of the act, they may:
search him/ her for that purpose
search any vehicle/ vessel where drug is suspected
+ require a person to stop it for that reason
seize and detain anything which is, or appears to be, evidence of an offence under the act