Publisher's Synopsis
The Public Order Act 1986 modernized and reformed the law in this topical area. It abolished the common law offences of riot and unlawful assembly, created by a new offence of threatening abusive or insulting behaviour and dealt with the control of demonstrations, incitement to racial hatred and football hooliganism, together with police powers in relation to these offences. This book acts as a useful guide to the Act in the context of public order law generally. It contains the text of the Act, detailed annotations and commentary.
