An act is done, or
threatened to be done
which harms a person, or
in their presence their
property or is likely to
cause such harm, or puts
someone in fear of such
harm through an assault,
riot or other disturbance
Any person may arrest
Breach is committed in their presence
Reasonably believe a breach
will be committed in the near
future
Or where one has been
committed a reasonable belief that
there will be a renewal in the near
future
Section 5 Public Order Act 1986
Using threatening or abusive words or behaviour
or disorderly behaviour
Within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be distressed, harassed or alarmed
Or display written sign
or visual representation
Committed public or private
But not it
conduct from
one dwelling
affects a
person in
another
dwelling
Defence: (i) Could not be heard (ii) Reasonable
conduct (iii) Inside dwelling
Section 4A Public Order Act 1986
with intent to cause a person harassment,
alarm or distress they use threatening,
abusive, or insulting words or behaviour or
disorderly behaviour or they distribute or
display any writing, sign or other visible
representation which is threatening, abusive
or insulting
Section 4 Public Order Act 1986
Use towards another Threatening
abusive or insulting words or
behaviour or Distributes or displays
any writing, sign or other visible
representation which is threatening,
abusive or insulting with intent to
cause that person to believe that
immediate unlawful violence will be
used against them or another by any
person Provoke the immediate use
of unlawful violence by that person
or another that person to believe it is
likely that violence will be used or
provoked
Section 3 Public Order Act 1986
Affray
they use or threaten unlawful violence towards
another person and their conduct is such that a
person of reasonable firmness at the scene
would fear for their own safety