Article 72 Disturbances at Senedd election meetingsI1

A person who at a lawful public meeting to which this article applies acts, or incites others to act, in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called together, is guilty of an illegal practice.

This article applies to a political meeting held in relation to the return of individual or party list candidates in any Senedd constituency during the period beginning with the last day on which notice of election may be published in accordance with the table set out in rule 1(1) of Schedule 5 and ending with the day of the poll.

If a constable reasonably suspects any person (“P”) of committing an offence under paragraph (1), the constable may, if requested so to do by the chairperson of the meeting, require P to immediately declare P’s name and address to the constable and, if P refuses or fails do so, or gives a false name and address, P is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.