Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8)

Part 3 S Dispersal of groups

Interpretation S

25 Interpretation of Part 3 S

(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.