Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 1837
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour (Amount of Penalty) Order 2002
Made
16th July 2002
Laid before Parliament
17th July 2002
Coming into force
8th August 2002
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 3(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour (Amount of Penalty) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 8th August 2002.
2. The amount of the penalty payable in respect of a penalty offence( 2 ) is—
(a) in the case of an offence falling under Part I of the Schedule to this Order, £80; or
(b) in the case of an offence falling under Part II of that Schedule, £40.
John Denham
Minister of State
Home Office
16th July 2002
Article 2
SCHEDULE
PART I OFFENCES ATTRACTING £80 PENALTY
| Offence creating provision | Description of offence |
|---|---|
| Section 31 of the Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41) | Knowingly giving a false alarm to a fire brigade |
| Section 5(2) of the Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58) | Wasting police time or giving false report |
| Section 43(1)(b) of the Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12) | Using public telecommunications system for sending message known to be false in order to cause annoyance |
| Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64) | Behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress |
PART II OFFENCES ATTRACTING £40 PENALTY
| Offence creating provision | Description of offence |
|---|---|
| Section 12 of the Licensing Act 1872 (c. 94) | Being drunk in a highway, other public place or licensed premises |
| Section 80 of the Explosives Act 1875 (c. 17) | Throwing fireworks in a thoroughfare |
| Section 55 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949 (c.xxix) | Trespassing on a railway |
| Section 56 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949 (c.xxix) | Throwing stones etc. at trains or other things on railways |
| Section 169C(3) of the Licensing Act 1964 (c. 26) | Buying or attempting to buy alcohol for consumption in a bar in licensed premises by a person under 18 |
| Section 91 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80) | Disorderly behaviour while drunk in a public place |
| Section 12 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16) | Consumption of alcohol in designated public place |
“Penalty offence” is defined in section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.