Part 3Dispersal of groups

Interpretation

25Interpretation of Part 3

1

In this Part—

  • “public place” means any place to which the public have access at the material time (whether on payment of a fee or otherwise); and includes—

    1. a

      the doorways or entrances of premises abutting on any such place;

    2. b

      a road (as defined in section 151(1) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54));

    3. c

      any common passage, close, court, stair or yard pertinent to any tenement or group of separately owned houses; and

    4. d

      any place to which the public do not have access but to which persons have unlawfully gained access; and

  • “relevant locality” has the meaning given by section 19(1)(a).

2

In this Part, any reference to the presence or behaviour of a group of persons includes a reference to the presence or behaviour of any one or more of the persons in the group.