Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007
of the race, tribe, nationality, place of origin, national or ethnic origin, colour,
religion or gender of such group, section or class of persons; or
(ii) realising that there is a risk or possibility that such behaviour might have an
effect referred to in subparagraph (i);
shall be guilty of participating in a gathering with intent to promote public violence, a breach of
the peace or bigotry, as the case may be, and be liable to a fine not exceeding level ten or
imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or both.
(2) The crime of participating in a gathering with intent to promote public violence, a
breach of the peace or bigotry is committed whether the action constituting it is spontaneous or
planned in advance, and whether the place or meeting where it occurred is public or private.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt it is declared that where a person would be liable for
contravening—
(a) paragraph (a) or (b); or
(b) paragraph (c);
of subsection (1), but for the fact that the person acted alone in a public place, the competent
charge is disorderly conduct in a public place or causing offence to persons of a particular race,
tribe, place of origin, colour, creed or religion, as the case may be, and not a contravention of a
provision referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
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Obstructing or endangering free movement of persons or traffic
Any person who—
(a) throws or propels or prepares to throw or propel any missile, article or thing at any
person, motor vehicle, boat, aircraft or building with the intention or realising that
there is a real risk or possibility of causing damage or injury; or
(b) without lawful excuse, the proof whereof lies on him or her, overturns or attempts to
overturn any motor vehicle, boat or aircraft; or
(c) otherwise than under and in accordance with any other enactment, leaves or places on
or over any road any thing with the intention or realising that there is a real risk or
possibility of obstructing such road or endangering persons using it;
shall be guilty of obstructing or endangering the free movement of persons or traffic and liable
to a fine not exceeding level twelve or imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years or
both.
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Dealing in or possession of prohibited knives
(1) In this section⎯
“deal in”, in relation to a prohibited knife, means sell, hire or offer, or display or advertise
for sale or hire, or lend or give to any other person, a prohibited knife;
“prohibited knife” means a knife⎯
(a) which has a blade—
(i) which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring
or other device in or attached to the handle of the knife, sometimes
known as a “flick knife”; or
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