(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 17 August 2026.
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(2)Nothing in this Division derogates from the powers conferred on any person under the Public Order Act 2009.