Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
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The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 is a major UK statute that introduced wide-ranging reforms to criminal law and policing, including changes to public order offences, police powers, and the right to silence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 canonical | 2 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| amends |
Criminal Justice Act 1991
NERFINISHED
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Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Order Act 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sexual Offences Act 1956 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | 1994 c. 33 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part I – Young offenders
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Part II – The criminal justice system ⓘ Part III – Public order ⓘ Part IV – Collective trespass or nuisance on land NERFINISHED ⓘ Part V – Public order: intoxicating liquor ⓘ Part VI – Miscellaneous and general ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createsOffence |
aggravated trespass
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organising or facilitating certain rave events ⓘ trespassory assembly ⓘ |
| createsPower |
extended stop and search powers
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increased police powers in relation to bail ⓘ non-intimate body samples for DNA ⓘ police power to direct trespassers to leave land ⓘ police power to seize sound equipment at raves ⓘ |
| criticisedFor |
impact on civil liberties
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measures against travellers and rave culture ⓘ restrictions on the right to silence ⓘ |
| effect |
allows adverse inferences from silence at trial
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curtails the right to silence in police interviews ⓘ expands police stop and search powers ⓘ extends powers to deal with travellers and unauthorised encampments ⓘ reforms youth justice sentencing and supervision ⓘ regulates outdoor raves and unlicensed music events ⓘ strengthens public order controls on protests and gatherings ⓘ |
| government | John Major government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Michael Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedByOffice | Home Secretary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make further provision for the prevention of crime and disorder; to amend the law relating to criminal justice, public order, young offenders and the police; and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| notableSection |
Section 34
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Section 35 ⓘ Section 36 ⓘ Section 37 ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UK criminal law ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1994-11-03 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force with amendments ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
bail
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collective trespass ⓘ criminal justice ⓘ police powers ⓘ prison discipline ⓘ public order ⓘ raves ⓘ right to silence ⓘ sexual offences ⓘ video recordings ⓘ young offenders ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1994 ⓘ |
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