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—

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(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.