Antisocial Behaviour Etc Scotland Act 2004

Question 1

Section 9 of the antisocial behaviour Scotland act 2004 creates what offence?

Answer 1

Creates an offence for any person to breach an interim at full ASBO

Question 2

Section 11 of the antisocial behaviour Scotland act 2004 provides what power

Answer 2

Provides a statutory power of arrest for breach of an ASBO or interim order

Question 3

In relation to dispersal zones what powers do you have?

Answer 3

Where are constable has reasonable grounds for believing that the presence or behaviour of a group of two or more persons in any public place in the designated area is causing or is likely to cause alarm or distress to any members of the public

they may require the group to disperse

direct persons who do not reside in the designated area to leave the designated area and

direct any of those persons not to return for a period of time not exceeding 24 hours

Question 4

What is an ASBO?

Answer 4

It is a civil order that exists to protect the public from behaviour that causes or is likely to cause alarm or distress.

And order contains prohibiting the person named therein from doing anything specified in the order such as verbally abusing named persons or entering defined area’s.