Section 63: Consumption of alcohol in breach of prohibition in order

Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 · 2014 c. 12View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 4: Community protection — CHAPTER 2: Public spaces protection orders and expedited orders

The constable or authorised person may require P—

not to consume, in breach of the order, alcohol or anything which the constable or authorised person reasonably believes to be alcohol;
to surrender anything in P's possession which is, or which the constable or authorised person reasonably believes to be, alcohol or a container for alcohol.

A constable or an authorised person who imposes a requirement under subsection (2) must tell P that failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirement is an offence.

A requirement imposed by an authorised person under subsection (2) is not valid if the person—

is asked by P to show evidence of his or her authorisation, and
fails to do so.

A constable or an authorised person may dispose of anything surrendered under subsection (2)(b) in whatever way he or she thinks appropriate.

A person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement imposed on him or her under subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

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