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Legislation Flashcards

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Grevious Bodily Harm (with intent)

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S18 Offence Against the Persons Act 1861

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Grevious Bodily Harm

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S20 Offence Against the Persons Act 1861

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Actual Bodily Harm

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S47 Offence Against the Persons Act 1861

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Controlling and coercive behaviour

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S76 Serious Crime Act 2015

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Offence of Stalking

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S2A Protection from Harassment Act 1997

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Affray

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S3 Public Order Act 1986

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Intentional harassment, alarm or distress

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S4a Public Order Act 1986

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Prohibition of Harassment

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S1 Protection from Harassment Act 1997

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Assault on Constables

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S89 Police Act 1996

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10
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Common Law for public disorder

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Breach of the Peace

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Fear or provocation of violence

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S4 Public Order Act 1986

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Offence of Harassment

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S2 Protection from Harassment Act 1997

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Harassment, alarm or distress

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S5 Public Order Act 1986

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14
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Entry for purpose of arrest

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S17 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

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Attempt to choke, strangle or suffocate

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S21 Offence against the Persons Act 1861

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16
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Powers for a constable to use reasonable force

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S117 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

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17
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Power of Entry in relation to the offence of stalking

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S2b Protection from Harassment Act 1997

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18
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Use of force in making arrest (Police and Public)

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S3 Criminal Law Act 1967

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19
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Duty to consider crime and disorder implications (partnerships with police)

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S17 Crime and Disorder Act 1998

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20
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Arrest without warrant

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S24 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

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21
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Drunk and incapable in a public space

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S1 Licensing Act 1902

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22
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Prohibition of carrying an offensive weapon

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S1 Prevention of Crime Act 1953

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Common Assault and Battery

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Common Law (S39 Criminal Justice Act 1988)

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Racially or religiously aggravated public order offences

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S31 Crime and Disorder Act 1998

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25
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Putting people in fear of violence (harassment)

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S4 Protection from Harassment Act 1997

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Assault with intent to resist or prevent lawful arrest

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S38 Offence Against the Persons Act 1861

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27
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Racially or religiously aggravated harassment/stalking offences

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S32 Crime and Disorder Act 1998

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28
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Intimidation of witnesses, jurors and others

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S51 Criminal Justice and Public Law Act 1994

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29
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Drunk and disorderly in a public place

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S91 (1) Criminal Justice Act 1967

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30
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Violence for securing entry

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S6 Criminal Law Act 1977

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31
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Failing to comply with a public space protection order

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S67 Anti-social behaviour, crime and Policing Act 2014

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32
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Reasonable force for purposes of self defence

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S76 Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

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33
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Racially or religiously aggravated assaults

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S145 Criminal Justice Act 2003

34
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Racially or religiously aggravated offences related to disability, sexuality and transgender

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S146 Criminal Justice Act 2003

35
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Possession of a controlled drug without lawful authority

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S5 (2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

36
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Persons found drunk

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S12 Licensing Act 1872

37
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Power for police in uniform and PCSO’s to request name and address of persons acting in an anti-social manner

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S50 Police Reform Act 2002

38
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Obstructing or hindering an emergency worker or someone assisting in responding to emergency situations

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S1and S2 Emergency Workers Obstruction Act 2006

39
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Vehicle seizure that is causing alarm, distress or annoyance

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S59 Police Reform Act 2002

40
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Sections that cover injunctions

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S1, S3.5 and S6 Anti-social behaviour, crime and policing Act 2014

41
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Possession of a controlled drug

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S5 (2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

42
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Supplying a controlled drug

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S4 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

43
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Unlawful production or being concerned in the unlawful production of a controlled drug

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S4 (2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

44
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Cultivating any plant of the genus cannabis

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S6 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

45
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Possession with intent to supply

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S5 (3) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

46
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Stop and search for the purpose of a controlled drug

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S23 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

47
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Production, supplying, offering to supply, possess with intent to supply, possess on custodial premises and import/export a psychoactive substance

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S5 Psychoactive Substance Act 2016

48
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Hacking - Unauthorised access to computer material

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S1 Computer Misuse Act 1990

49
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Unauthorised access to computer material with the intent to commit further offences (shoulder surfing)

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S2 Computer Misuse Act 1990

50
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Unauthorised access to computer material with intent to impair, or reckless as to impairing, an operation

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S3 Computer Misuse Act 1990

51
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The offence of sending another person a letter, electronic communication or article which is indecent, grossly offensive, a threat or information which is false and known or believed to be false

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S1 Malicious Communications Act 1988

52
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Common Assault and Battery

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S39 Criminal Justice Act 1988/S42 Offence Against the Persons Act 1861

53
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Assault on Police

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S89 (1) Police Act 1996

54
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Obstruction of a police officer

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S89 (2) Police Act 1996

55
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Assault with intent to resist or prevent lawful arrest

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S38 Offence Against the Persons Act 1861

56
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Obstruction of an emergency worker when responding to an emergency

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Emergency Workers Act 2006

57
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Harassment of 1 person

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S1 (1) Protection from Harassment Act 1997

58
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Harassment of 2 people

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S1 (1a) Protection from Harassment Act 1997

59
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Stalking

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S2a Protection from Harassment Act 1997

60
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Power of entry (with warrant) for stalking

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S2b Protection from Harassment Act 1997

61
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Putting a person in fear of immediate violence in relation to harassment

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S4 Protection from Harassment Act 1997

62
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Racially and religiously aggravated harassment/stalking

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S32 Crime and Disorder Act 1998

63
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Attempting to commit a criminal offence

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S1 (1) Criminal Attempts Act 1981

64
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Attempting to commit a criminal offence even though the commission of the offence would have been impossible

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S1 (2) Criminal Attempts Act 1981

65
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Being in possession of an offensive weapon on school premises

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S139A Criminal Justice Act 1988

66
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Legislation that increases the sentence when a person threatens another with an offensive weapon, whereby there is an immediate risk of harm

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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO)

67
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Offence of having an article with a blade or point in a public place

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S139 Criminal Justice Act 1988

68
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Prohibition of carrying an offensive weapon in public without lawful authority or reasonable excuse

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S1 Prevention of Crime Act 1953

69
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Legislation that covers warrants to enter a premises for the purpose of a mental health assessment

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S135 (1) Mental Health Act 1983

70
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Power to enter a premises a take somebody already liable to be detained (absconded patient)

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S135 (2) Mental Health Act 1983

71
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Power to remove someone form a place to which the public have access, to a place of safety

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S136 Mental Health Act 1983

72
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The offence for a carer to willfully neglect or ill-treat someone who lacks capacity that they are responsible for

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S44 Mental Capacity Act 2005

73
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Power to detain a patient who is absent without leave and return them to the place from which they have absconded

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S18 Mental Health Act 1983

74
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Arrest without a warrant

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S24 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

75
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Information to be given on arrest

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S28 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

76
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Citizens arrest

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S24A Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

77
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Use of force

A

S3 Criminal Law Act 1967
S117 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
Common Law

78
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De-arrest

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S30 (7) Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

79
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Search upon arrest

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S32a Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

80
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Search a premises upon arrest

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S32 (2) (b) Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (indictable offence only)

81
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Search a premises occupied or controlled by the suspect

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S18 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

82
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Witness Intimidation

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S51 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

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