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UK act of Parliament 1986 to control riots.
It abolished the common law offences of riot,
rout,unlawful assembly and affray and created
a new expanded range of statutory offences:
riot, violent disorder, affray, threatening
behaviour, and disorderly conduct. These are
all arrestable offences that may be committed
in both private and public places.
Prosecution for riot requires the consent of
the Director of Public Prosecutions.