GPD definitions Flashcards
Ammunition
Any ammunition for any firearm includes: grenades, bombs and other like missiles; whether capable of use with a firearm or not.
Alcohol
Spirits, wine, beer, cider or any other fermented, distilled, or spiritous liquor but does not include alcohol which is a strength of 0.5% or less! at the time of its sale.
Controlled Container
A container of any description which is or was capable of of holding any liquid and is made from material which, if the container were to be thrown or propelled at a person, could cause injury to that person.
Domestic Abuse
Any form of physical, sexual, or mental and emotional abuse which might amount to criminal conduct and which tales place within the context of a relationship. The relationship will be between partners (married, cohabiting, civil partnership, or otherwise) or ex-partners. The abuse can be committed in the home or else where.
Firearm
A lethal barrelled weapon of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged and includes any ‘prohibited weapon’, whether lethal barrelled or not, any ‘component part’ of such a lethal or prohibited weapon or ‘accessory’ to such weapons which are designed or adapted to diminish the sound or flash caused by firing the weapon.
Missing Person
Anyone whose whereabouts are unknown, whatever the circumstances of their disappearance. They will be considered missing until located or their well being or otherwise established.
Mobbing and Rioting
A mob is a group of person acting together for a common illegal purpose to the alarm of the lieges and in breach of the peace.
It is a crime at common law to form part of a mob.
Occupancy Rights
The right, if in occupation, to continue to occupy the matrimonial home. If not in occupation, a right to enter into and occupy the matrimonial home, and in either case the right to do so together with any child of the family.
Period of Designated Sporting Event
A period which commences 2 hours before the start, or advertised start and is concluded one hour after the event.
Reckless Discharge
A crime at common law for any person to recklessly discharge a firearm, whether of not actual injury is caused.
Relevant Area (of a sports ground)
Any part of the ground to which spectators are granted access on payment or from which the event can be viewed directly.
Driving
A person is deemed to be driving when they have control of the speed and the direction of the vehicle.
Motor Vehicle
Means a mechanically propelled vehicle, intended or adapted for use on the roads.
Public Road (as per Vehicle Excise & Registration Act 1994)
A road which a roads authority has a duty to maintain.
Road (as per RTA 1988 &1991)
Any way (other than a waterway) over which there is a public right of passage (by whatever means) and whether subject to a toll or not and includes the roads verges and any bridges (whether permanent or temporary) over which, or tunnel through which, the road passes and any reference to a road includes parts thereof.
