(1)A police officer may command an unlawful assembly or an assembly of 5 or more people likely to cause a disturbance of the public peace to disperse, and the members of the assembly must then disperse.
Section history
Section 57 — Who may order unlawful assembly to disperse
As in force on 15 November 2022.
Timeline 3 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
- 15 November 2022 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
(2)Nothing in this Division derogates from the powers conferred on any person under the Public Order Act 2009.