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Part I OFFENCES ATTRACTING £80 PENALTY

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Offence creating provisionDescription of offence
Section 80 of the Explosives Act 1875 (c. 17)f1Throwing fireworks in a thoroughfare
Section 31 of the Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41)f2Knowingly giving a false alarm to a fire brigade
Section 169A of the Licensing Act 1964 (c. 26)Sale of alcohol to a person under 18
Section 169C(2) and (3) of the Licensing Act 1964 (c. 26)Buying or attempting to buy alcohol for a person under 18
Section 169F of the Licensing Act 1964 (c. 26)Delivery of alcohol to a person under 18 or allowing such delivery
Section 5(2) of the Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58)Wasting police time or giving false report
Section 91 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80)Disorderly behaviour while drunk in a public place
Section 1 of the Theft Act 1968 (c. 60)Theft
Section 1(1) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 (c. 48)Destroying or damaging property
Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64)Behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress
Section 127(2) of the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)Using a public electronic communications network in order to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety
Section 11 of the Fireworks Act 2003 (c. 22)Contravention of a prohibition or failure to comply with a requirement imposed by or under fireworks regulations or making false statements
Section 49 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21)f3Knowingly giving a false alarm to a person acting on behalf of a fire and rescue authority

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Footnotes

f1

Prospectively repealed by section 15 of the Fireworks Act 2003 from a date to be appointed.

f2

Repealed in relation to England from 1st October 2004. (See S.I. 2004/2304).

f3

Commenced in relation to England from 1st October 2004. (See S.I. 2004/2304).