Antisocial Behaviour - Misc Offences

Question 1

Section 53(1) of the civic government Scotland act 1982 creates what offence?

Answer 1

It is an offence

for any person on foot

in any public place to

along with another or others

obstruct the lawful passage of any other person

if they fail to desist on being required to do so by a constable in uniform

Question 2

Section 53(2) of the civic government Scotland act 1982 creates what offence?

Answer 2

It is an offence for any person on foot in any public place to willfully obstruct the lawful passage of any other person

Question 3

Section 55 of the civic government Scotland act 1982 creates what offence?

Answer 3

Creates an offence for any person to tout for the purposes of selling, advertising or obtaining custom in a public place if

it gives any other person reasonable cause for annoyance and the person fails to desist on being required to do so by a constable in uniform

Question 4

Section 87(1) environmental protection act 1990 creates what offence?

Answer 4

Creates an offence for any person who throws down drops or otherwise deposits into or from any place to which this section applies

and leaves anything whatsoever in such circumstances as to cause, or contribute to, or tend to lead to the defacement by litter of any place to which this section applies

Question 5

Section 2 of the refuse disposal amenity act 1978 creates what offence?

Answer 5

Creates an offence for any person to abandon any of the following on any land in the open air including land which forms part of a road

Any motor vehicle or

Any parts of the vehicles, removed from the vehicle on that land

Any other article brought to the land for the purpose of abandoning it there

Question 6

Section 54 of the civic government Scotland act 1982 creates what offence?

Answer 6

Creates an offence for any person to sound or play any musical instrument or

sing or perform

Or operate any radio television record player tape player are other sound producing device

If it gives any other person reasonable cause for annoyance and the offender refuses to desist on being required to do so by a constable in uniform

Question 7

Section 122 of the antisocial behaviour Scotland act 2004 creates what offence?

Answer 7

Creates an offence to sell a spray paint device to a child under the age of 16 years

Question 8

Section 47 of the civic government Scotland act 1982 creates what offence?

Answer 8

Creates an offence for any person to unit of defecate in such circumstances as to cause or be likely to cause annoyance to any other person